Pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases

The third, completely revised and supplemented edition of this successful publication comprehensively deals with the above mentioned issues. The monograph by the authors from the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University and both Brno University Hospitals is designed as a modern practical guide to cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. The individual drug groups are listed here: drugs that block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, alphablockers and central agonists, vasodilators, nitrates, diuretic, cardiac glycosides, inotropic substances and sympathomimetics, antithrombotics, antiarrhythmics, hypolipidemics and other drugs in cardiology. Finally, two more general chapters are included: Basic drug interactions of cardiovascular drugs and From clinical trials to clinical practice. The authors tried to make the publication as clear as possible, which should help not only general practitioners, but also outpatient and hospital internists and cardiologists. Due to the significant prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the population, medical students in their final years of study and physicians of all specialties may also find the publication a good and practical help. Reviewed by prof. MUDr. Miloš Táborský, CSc., FESC, FACC, MBA. Keywords: Pharmacology of CV drugs, indications, side effects, contraindications, combinations and drug interactions.