Modern Life Is Rubbish

Théroux (Montreal Heart Institute and U. of Montreal) provides a preface discussing progress made in the field since the introduction of the coronary care unit, which is followed by 50 contributions on acute coronary syndromes and clinical practice, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, revascularization, special populations, the course of the disease's development, and prospects for the future. Baunwald, author of Heart Disease—A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, offers a brief foreword acknwledging the explosion of developments in the study of the non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes and welcoming this volume as a companion to his own work. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR