Integrated Medical-Surgical Care in Acute Coronary Artery Disease [antikvár]

Introduction This is the fifth cardiovascular conference to be held at Snowmass-at-Aspen, the purpose of which was to evaluate the current status of aggressive surgical medical care in acute coronary artery disease and to attempt to establish guidelines for the management of impending infarction, infarction and cardiogenic shock. The current status of pharmacologic therapy, emergency coronary artery bypass surgery, myocardial resection and assisted circulation, used as a combined effort with additional facilities in the cardiac care unit, is emphasized. In view of the rapidly changing indications for an aggressive approach in acute coronary artery disease, the integration of medical surgical care as outlined above needs to be constantly re-revaluated. The help and advice of Dr. Bruce Paton, Dr. James H. Gault, Dr. James S. Forrester and Dr. Bruce McFadden in developing this conference is gratefully acknowledged. I am particularly indebted to Miss Kym Westenberg for her help in the peparation and arrangement of this conference, as well as in editing the manuscripts; to Miss Jean Robinson for assistance in co-ordinating this conference, and to Miss Mary Anne McInerny and Dr. William Likoff of the American College of Cardiology who helped make this meeting possible. Appreciation is expressed to General Electric Medical Systems Department (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Surgitool Inc. (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) and Travenol Laboratories Inc. (Morton Grove, Illinois) for educational grants which supported in part this program. John H. K. Vogel, M.D.