Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Contents: Forward .... v Preface .... vii Contributors .... xi PART I: Diagnostic Approach to the Patient with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism 1. Clinical Probability and D-Dimer Testing by Philip S. Wells 2. Imaging of Acute Pulmonary Embolism by James G. Ravenel and U. Joseph Schoepf 3. The Search for Deep Vein Thrombosis: Evaluation of the Leg Veins by Jan Beyer and Sebastian M. Schellong 4. Risk Stratification of Pulmonary Embolism: Detection and Prognostic Impact of Right Ventricular Dysfunction by Stavros V. Konstantinides 5. Cardiac Biomarkers in the Diagnostic Workup of Pulmonary Embolism by Evangelos Giannitsis and Hugo A. Katus 6. Importance of a Patent Foramen Ovale by Annette Geibel, Manfred Zehender, and Wolfgang Kasper 7. Contemporary Diagnostic Algorithm for the Hemodynamically Stable Patient with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism by Arnaud Perrier 8. Contemporary Diagnostic Algorithm for the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient with Suspected Massive Pulmonary Embolism by Stavros V. Konstantinides PART II: Treatment and Secondary Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism 9. Heparin Anticoagulation by Graham F. Pineo and Russell D. Hull 10. Thrombolysis by Guy Meyer 11. Management of the Patient with Fulminant Pulmonary Embolism Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Fabian Spöhr and Bernd W. Böttiger 12. Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy by Ani C. Anyanwu and Lishan Aklog 13. Interventional Approaches to the Treatment of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism by Nils Kucher 14. Vitamin K Antagonists and Novel Oral Anticoagulants by Giancarlo Agnelli and Cecilia Becattini PART III: Specific Aspects 15. Hereditary and Acquired Thrombophilia by Hanno Riess 16. Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer by Paolo Prandoni, Anna Falanga, and Andrea Piccioli 17. Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy bySimon J. McRae and Shannon M. Bates 18. Venous Thromboembolism in the Era of Air Travel by Frédéric Lapostolle, Jean Catineau, Claude Lapandry, and Frédéric Adnet 19. Chronic Thromboembolic

From the reviews:"...a very timely work by eminent authors and is strongly recommended to those interested in the evaluation of a patient with suspected pulmonary embolism in various clinical settings." -Doody's Book Review, Weighted Numerical Score:95 - 4 Stars"A comprehensive, multiauthored review of the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. ... This is a highly readable, up-to-date evidence-based text on almost every aspect of pulmonary embolism. ... It is one of the best medical textbooks that I have ever read. ... Recommended Readership: Students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians in the areas of primary care, emergency medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and cardiology." (David A. Froehling, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 82 (8), August, 2007)