The AHA Guidelines and Scientific Statements Handbook

The AHA Guidelines and Scientifi c Statements Handbook trial [2], the largest reported RCT in chronic coro- nary artery disease, ...

Appendix Update on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Current and Future Trends patients like those in the trials is unknown, but t ...

Other Statements Published in 2008 The American Heart Association continually pub- lishes statements and guidelines throughout t ...

Other Statements Published in 2008 Reducing Barriers for Implementation of Bystander- Initiated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ht ...

355 Index A-actin 238 A-actinin-2 240 A-cardiac actin 240 A-myosin 238, 240 A-tropomyosin 238, 240 Abciximab 35, 37, 57, 64, 130 ...

Index Angiography 25, 31, 33–8, 40, 45, 57, 70, 72, 78, 81, 172, 277 aortic root 299–300 contrast 165, 172–3 coronary 274, 297–3 ...

Index Atrophy, peroneal muscular 285 Atropine 75, 77–8, 259 Auscultation 167 Autosomal recessive disease 238–9 AV blocker 255, 2 ...

Index reoperative 140, 144, 151 surgery 141, 145 CAC 336–43 CACNA1C 239 CACNP 340–2 CACP 336–8, 342–3 CAD 13, 153–5, 160–1, 163, ...

Index Clot, intramural 345 Coagulation 150 Cocaine 241 Colchicine 78 Colesevelam 190 Colestipol 190 Collagen disorders 240 Colla ...

Index Diltiazem 17, 33, 64–5, 75, 204, 208–10, 245, 251, 258, 260–2, 264–5, 267, 276, 291 Dinitrate, isosorbide 232, 235 Diphthe ...

Index Bartonella 318, 327–8 cause 314 culture-negative 321–2, 327, 329, 332 diagnosis 312 enterococcal 335 experimental 315, 332 ...

Index Graft arterial 80 bypass 340–1 aortobifemoral 180, 183 infrainguinal 169–70 mammary artery 128 placement 172 sapenous vein ...

Index dual nuclear 340, 342 diagnostic 186 hybrid nuclear/CT 340–2 LF 274 myocardial perfusion 81, 83 noninvasive 225–6 stress, ...

Index TASC classifi cation 186 valve 296 valvular 302, 309 Lidocaine 73, 259, 276–7 Lifestyle 203, 214–5, 219, 221 Lipid, blood ...

Index Microvolt T Wave Alternans Testing for Risk Stratifi cation of Post MI Patients 291 Mitral regurgitation. See MR Mitral va ...

Index Pacemaker 282–3, 285, 291 Pacing 277, 290 biventricular 274, 286 long-term 277 requirement 291 ventricular 290 PAD 92, 165 ...

Index Protamine 57 Protection devices, distal embolic 128–9 myocardial 138–9 Protein, myosin binding 238, 240 Proteinuria 211–2 ...

Index RV 134, 139 RyR2 (cardiac ryanodine receptor) 239–40 S. agalactiae 329 SAI-P 336 Salbutamol 259 Salicylates 85 Salmonella ...

Index ischemic 57, 79, 80, 216, 247–9 mortality rate 198 prevention 247–8, 254 Stroke Prevention with the Oral Direct Thrombin I ...

Index fi brinolytic 52, 55–60, 63, 68, 70, 78–9, 82–3, 88, 126, 140 fl uoroquinolone 326 gentamicin 317, 319 glucose control 175 ...