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A Clinician’s Guide to Pulmonary Arterial Hyper-tension: Pocketbook, 2nd Edition, InformaHealthcare, 2008, $39.95. ISBN: 9781841846651,62 pages, Soft Cover

Authors:Stewart, Simon, PhD, FESC, FAHA, FCSANZ;Strange, Geoff, RN, BN

Subject Areas: Cardiology, General Medicine

Publisher Description

A Clinician’s Guide to Pulmonary Arterial Hyperten-sion, Second Edition, enhances the overall “PAHawareness” of the wider clinical community, andoutlines the need for screening, effective diagnosisand beneficial treatment.

Doody Enterprises, Inc. Description

Expert Review

Copyright 2009 Doody Enterprises, Inc.4 Stars! (93 out of 100)

Description

This book serves as a guide to the diagnosis andtreatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH). This update to 2005 now has GeoffStrange, an expert in the field, as a coauthor withSimon Stewart.

Purpose

The aim of this book is to introduce healthcareproviders in the community to the importance ofdetecting potentially hidden pulmonary hyperten-sion and subsequently referring affected patientsfor treatment.

Audience

This book targets physicians in training, primarycare providers, and subspecialists in pulmonaryand cardiovascular diseases.

Features

The first of the six chapters is an introduction thatgives an overview of PAH and outlines the aims ofthe book, while chapter two discusses the back-ground and epidemiology. Chapters three and fourdeal with pathophysiology and clinical diagnosis,respectively. Chapter five discusses outcomes andtreatment strategies for PAH, and chapter sixexamines screening and management. The graphsand tables are easy to comprehend and comple-mented by succinct captions. The informationboxes in each chapter are a strength of this book.

Assessment

The authors meet their objectives with this bookthat offers an excellent guide to the evaluation andtreatment of patients with PAH.

Gary A. Daniel, MDOchsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, LA

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