Amazon.com description: Product Description: This reference provides up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction. The book covers all the necessary facts, including discussions of pathophysiology, pharmacology and clinical diagnosis, offering insights for successful management and therapy. The text confronts topics in interventional procedures, such as angioplasty and thrombolysis, and offers incisive discussions. It also contains new CPR guidelines from the American Heart Association and expanded coverage of emergency PTCA in cardiac shock and rupture, the role of electrical pacing after MI, and left ventricaulr assist devices and temporary assist devices to support failing circulation. Also new to this edition are discussions on the biochemistry of acute MI and medico-legal issues.