Abstract

World renowned Clinician-scientists have contributed chapters for this book. Many of them are world authorities on science and application of biomarkers. The book describes the state of art articles along with the up and coming biomarkers. Provides focused and relevant information for clinicians on today’s best practices with updates on current guidelines along with suggestion on how guidelines might be altered in the future. Covers topics related to markers of cardiac risk along with some new important biomarkers. Markers of cardiac ischemia section tackles one of the most important and rapidly growing areas in medicine today—acute coronary syndrome. The new definition of cardiorenal syndromes as well as the implications of these syndromes on medical management are very well discussed. Caveats in the use of Natriuretic peptides such as renal failure, obesity, the gray zone as well as algorithms for their use in the emergency department are also elaborated. Provides deep prospects into the future of biomarkers, with specific emphasis given on the most promising markers. This book is useful for Physicians, clinicians and specialist.