Handbook of Pediatric Cardiovascular Drugs (eBook)

Eduardo M. da Cruz, Ricardo Munoz, Stephen J. Roth, Carol Vetterly (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2008
XIV, 356 Seiten
Springer London (Verlag)
978-1-84628-953-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This handbook of drugs used in pediatric cardiac care will satisfy the need for a quick reference source of common drug therapy. There are no major texts available in the field of pediatric cardiology that exclusively provide therapeutic drug information. Several sources are available that present drug information for cardiology, but these place no emphasis on pediatric care and are written for general cardiac specialists.

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The treatment of pediatric patients with congenital or acquired cardiac disease remains an important challenge for physicians in charge of these often p- carious patients. It is well known that most of the drugs used in this field are either unlicensed or off-label. We have to face a very heterogeneous group of patients not only in pathologies but also in size, weight, and metabolism, p- ticularly when we face problems in premature or newborns. Not only have very few studies offered evidenced-based data for our pediatric patients, but even simple pharmacokinetics data are lacking. This is, to a great extent, caused by the difficulties of conducting research in pediatrics, particularly large-scale double-blinded randomized and controlled studies. This may change in the close future as authorities throughout the world have clearly stated that they will support this type of study. However, for the time being, we must rely on the available pharmacological knowledge, on the rare clinical trials and case series, and, most of all, on the international cumulative clinical experience. This comprehensive handbook on pediatric cardiovascular drugs offers a wide source of useful information for specialists in different fields, such as pediatricians, pediatric cardiologists, intensivists, neonatologists, anesthe- ologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, and others involved in the management of cardiovascular disorders. It presents the updated knowledge and experience regarding the use of the currently available therapies for pediatric patients with primary or secondary cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Inhalt

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Contents 7
Contributors 9
1. Cardiac Physiology Review 12
2. Clinical Pharmacokinetics: Applications in Pediatric Practice 28
3. Inotropic and Vasoactive Drugs 44
4. Vasodilators 88
5. Diuretic Medications 131
6. Blockers 150
7. Antiarrhythmic Medications 161
8. Immunosuppressive Agents in Pediatric Heart Transplantation 201
9. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Drug Clearance 226
10. Pharmacological Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension 237
11. Anticoagulants, Antithrombotics, and Antiplatelets 259
12. Sedative Hypnotic and Anesthetic Agents: Their Effect on the Heart 291
13. Drug Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia 329
14. Medication Errors in Children 345
Index 354

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 356 p. 13 illus.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: Cardiovascular • Carol G. Vetterly • Hypertension • Pediatric • Physiology • Transplantation
• ISBN-10: 1-84628-953-X / 184628953X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84628-953-8 / 9781846289538