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US Cardiology
BRIEFINGS


V
olume 5 Issue 1 2008
US Cardiology
Disease risk management
Acute coronary syndromes

Volume 5 Issue 1
Cardiac monitoring
Imaging
Interventional cardiology
Atrial fibrillation
Heart failure
Cardiac rehabilitation
Heart block
Articles include:
Non-invasive Risk Stratification Early After a
Myocardial Infarction—The Risk Estimation
Following Infarction Non-invasive Evaluation
(REFINE) Study
Derek V Exner, MD
Should Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Be
BRIEFINGS
the Standard Treatment for Patients with
Atrioventricular Block Who Require Pacing?
Cardinal Tower Gustavo A Lopera, MD and Anne B Curtis, MD
12 Farringdon Road
London
Ultrafiltration in the Management of
EC1M 3NN
Heart Failure
EDITORIAL
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7452 5133
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7452 5050
Amino-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide
Testing—Past, Present, and Future Applications
SALES
Shanmugam Uthamalingam, MD and
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7452 5019
James L Januzzi, Jr, MD
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7452 5606
.TOUCHBRIEFINGS.COM Bridging the Gap between Scientific Evidence
E-mail: info@touchbriefings.com
www.touchbriefings.com
and Clinical Practice in the Management of
Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary
ISSN: 1758-3896 Syndromes
WWW
Sandeep Nathan, MD and Rajiv Swamy, MD
Cardiac Rehabilitation Update 2008—
Biological, Psychological, and Clinical Benefits
www.touchbriefings.com
Carl J Lavie, MD and Richard V Milani, MD
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