Landmark papers in cardiovascular medicine

By:

Myat, Aung

Contributor(s):

Gershlick, Anthony H

Series: Landmark papers inPublication details: Oxford Oxford University PressDescription: xxiii, 495ISBN:

9780199594764

Subject(s):

Summary: This title provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis of novel research, clinical trials, and seminal papers that have changed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine. Presenting sub-specialties across the entire field of cardiovascular disease, it contains a detailed review of ground-breaking events in the medical literature over the last four decades, as selected and appraised by a faculty of internationally renowned experts. They have judged these papers to have either stimulated a paradigm shift in therapeutic strategy or been the catalyst for new and improved methods of research, diagnosis or drug development. It aims to provide both a benchmark and inspiration for future work in the field of cardiovascular medicine and also to give the reader an insight into the mechanics and infrastructure of how high-quality evidence-based medicine has been produced. Each trial summary is punctuated by sections on 'strengths and limitations', 'impact on the field', 'learning points' and 'further reading' suggestions that allow for a completely holistic analysis of the data. The experts also give their views on what research is currently underway, their hopes for the future and what advances they predict will occur in each subspecialty field of cardiovascular medicine, making this book essential reading for all those individuals with an interest in the field.

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Book	Hillingdon Hospitals Library Services (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation) Shelves	WG120 MYA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		HIL000878

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This title provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis of novel research, clinical trials, and seminal papers that have changed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine. Presenting sub-specialties across the entire field of cardiovascular disease, it contains a detailed review of ground-breaking events in the medical literature over the last four decades, as selected and appraised by a faculty of internationally renowned experts. They have judged these papers to have either stimulated a paradigm shift in therapeutic strategy or been the catalyst for new and improved methods of research, diagnosis or drug development. It aims to provide both a benchmark and inspiration for future work in the field of cardiovascular medicine and also to give the reader an insight into the mechanics and infrastructure of how high-quality evidence-based medicine has been produced. Each trial summary is punctuated by sections on 'strengths and limitations', 'impact on the field', 'learning points' and 'further reading' suggestions that allow for a completely holistic analysis of the data. The experts also give their views on what research is currently underway, their hopes for the future and what advances they predict will occur in each subspecialty field of cardiovascular medicine, making this book essential reading for all those individuals with an interest in the field.

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