title: Pharmacological update: New drugs in cardiac practice: A critical appraisal.
abstract: Cardiac practice involves the application of a range of pharmacological therapies. An anesthesiologist needs to keep pace with the rampant drug developments in the field of cardiovascular medicine for appropriate management in both perioperative and intensive care set-up, to strengthen his/her role as a perioperative physician in practice. The article reviews the changing trends and the future perspectives in major classes of cardiovascular medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Magoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vishwas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Stephen's Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ridhima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTC, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Poonam Malhotra
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kapoor
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003422:Critical Care; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents