Description
Get a quick, expert overview of the ways in which biomarkers can be used to assess and guide the management of cardiovascular disease in the clinical setting. This concise, clinically-focused resource by Dr. Vijay Nambi consolidates today's available information on this rapidly changing topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for cardiology practitioners, fellows, and residents.- Covers lab standards and statistical interpretation of biomarkers with a clinical focus.- Discusses relevant conditions such as hypertension and diabetes as key markers of injury and prognosis.- Includes current information on biomarkers to assess and guide the management of heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, chest pain, shortness of breath, and more.- Concludes the book with a timely chapter on how biomarkers may guide cardiologists in the future.
Table of Contents
Preface1. Lab Standards: A Practical Guide for Clinicians2. Statistical interpretation of the utility and value of a biomarker3. Hypertension: Key Markers of Injury and Prognosis4. Diabetes: Key Markers of Injury and Prognosis5. Advanced Lipid Testing6. HDL and HDL Cholesterol7. Inflammation and CVD: State of Science8. Cardiac Injury, Maladaptation, and Heart Failure Incidence9. Biomarkers to Assess and Guide the Management of Heart Failure10. Biomarkers to Assess and Guide the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome11. Biomarkers to Assist in the Evaluation of Chest Pain: A Practical Guide12. Biomarkers to Assist in the Evaluation of Shortness of Breath: A Practical Guide13. Anti-Platelet Therapy: Role of Biomarkers14. Biomarkers in the Management of Venous Thrombosis15. Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Genomics: An Introduction for the Clinician16. A Peek into the Future: How Biomarkers May Guide Us in the Future
