atrial flutter, cardioversion,
embolisation/anticoagulation
and 114477 – – 88
atrial septal defects, treatment in
adults 9977 – – 88
azathioprine, transplant patients
129–30
beta blockers
angina 35
unstable 43
heart failure 116, 111188 – – 1199
hypertension
effect on mortality 10
malignant 15
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 103
long QT syndrome 175
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation 133
role in atrial fibrillation
cardioversion 139
secondary prevention of acute
myocardial infarction 63
use in pregnancy 195
bezafibrate 21
biopsy, endomyocardial, dilated
cardiomyopathy 109
bisoprolol, CIBIS II study 116, 118
Biventricular Assist Devices
(BIVADS) 112233 – – 44
block, trifascicular, pacing in 116644 – – 55
blood pressure
ambulatory monitoring
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 102
24-hour 33 – – 44
lowering
malignant hypertension 15
treatment decisions 77 – – 99
see alsoantihypertensive therapy
night time readings (dippers/non-
dippers) 4
see alsohypertension
brachytherapy, prevention of
restenosis following PTCA 49
Braumwald classification 37, 41
bypass surgery seecoronary artery
bypass graft
CABG seecoronary artery bypass graft
Caesarean section, elective 119988 – – 99
calcium channel blockers
angina 35
unstable 43
hypertension treatment
cardiovascular risk 1122 – – 1133
effect on mortality 10
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 103
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation 133
role in atrial fibrillation
cardioversion 139
secondary prevention of acute
myocardial infarction 63
captopril, heart failure 112
cardiac arrest, torsade de pointes at
117733 – – 44
Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study
II (CIBIS II) 116, 118
cardiogenic shock, myocardial
infarction and 6688 – – 99 , 95–6
cardiomyopathy
dilated
investigation 110088 – – 1100
pregnancy 119944 – – 55
hypertrophic seehypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
cardiopulmonary bypass,
neuropsychological
complications 7799 – – 8811
cardioversion
atrial fibrillation
anticoagulation in 114411 – – 22 , 145
chemical cardioversion, drugs for
113399 – – 4400
DC cardioversion 113399 , 114411 – – 22 ,
114455 – – 66
elective cardioversion 114433 – – 44 ,
114455 – – 66
atrial flutter, embolisation/
anticoagulation and 114477 – – 88
pacemaker patients 117700
CARE, statin trial 18
carvedilol, congestive heart failure 118
cerebrovascular accident seestroke
CHAOS study 24
chest pain
acute, troponin T in diagnosis and
stratification 3377 – – 4400
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 103
see alsoangina
cholesterol
lowering, drug choice/monitoring
20–1
target levels
asymptomatic
hypercholesterolaemia 17
coronary heart disease patients 18
clofibrate 21
side effects 22
clopidogrel, unstable angina 43
cognitive dysfunction following
cardiopulmonary bypass 7799 – – 8811
collapse seesyncope
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
effect of recent myocardial infarction
on perioperative risks 8844 – – 55Index 217