Opie's Cardiovascular Drugs: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Antihypertensive Therapies

Introduction The formal classification and blood pressure (BP) threshold to define an individual as having hypertension continues to vary based on available evidence. The appraisal of such evidence by professional associations and societies has led to different BP thresholds adopted…

Drugs for Ischemic Heart Disease

Introduction The contemporary management of patients with ischemic heart disease demands a sound understanding of the pathophysiologic precipitants of both angina pectoris and myocardial ischemia from which the principles of pharmacotherapy can be applied and tailored to the specific causes…