TY - CHAP AU - Sandra Lindstedt AU - Malin Malmsjö AU - Joanna Hlebowicz AU - Richard Ingemansson ED - Umashankar Lakshmanadoss Y1 - 2012-02-29 PY - 2012 T1 - Topical Negative Pressure, Applied onto the Myocardium, a Potential Alternative Treatment for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease in the Future N2 - The first edition of this book will provide a comprehensive overview of ischemic heart disease, including epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, complications and prognosis. Also discussed are current treatment options, protocols and diagnostic procedures, as well as the latest advances in the field. The book will serve as a cutting-edge point of reference for the basic or clinical researcher, and any clinician involved in the diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease. This book is essentially designed to fill the vital gap existing between these practices, to provide a textbook that is substantial and readable, compact and reasonably comprehensive, and to provide an excellent blend of "basics to bedside and beyond" in the field of ischemic heart disease. The book also covers the future novel treatment strategies, focusing on the basic scientific and clinical aspects of the diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease. BT - Novel Strategies in Ischemic Heart Disease SP - Ch. 15 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/32073 DO - 10.5772/32073 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-26 ER -