Bookedited by Michael H. Crawford.
Summary: Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Cardiology is designed to be a concise discussion of the essential knowledge needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular diseases.
Contents:
Section I: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 1: Lipid Disorders
Chapter 2: Systemic Hypertension
Chapter 3: Antiplatelet Therapy
Chapter 4: Long-Term Anticoagulation for Cardiac Conditions
Chapter 5: Approach to Cardiac Disease Diagnosis
Section II: Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 6: Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 7: Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 8: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 9: Cardiogenic Shock
Chapter 10: Evaluation & Treatment of the Perioperative Patient
Section III: Arrhythmias
Chapter 11: Supraventricular Tachycardias
Chapter 12: Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 13: Ventricular Tachycardia
Chapter 14: Conduction Disorders & Cardiac Pacing
Chapter 15: Sudden Cardiac Death
Chapter 16: Syncope
Section IV: Valvular Disease
Chapter 17: Aortic Stenosis
Chapter 18: Aortic Regurgitation
Chapter 19: Mitral Stenosis
Chapter 20: Mitral Regurgitation
Chapter 21: Tricuspid & Pulmonic Valve Disease
Chapter 22: Infective Endocarditis
Section V: Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure
Chapter 23: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 24: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 25: Myocarditis, Toxic Cardiomyopathy, and Stress Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 26: Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Chapter 27: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Chapter 28: Pericardial Diseases
Chapter 29: Pulmonary Embolic Disease
Chapter 30: Pulmonary Hypertension
Chapter 31: Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
Section VI: Systemic Disease & the Heart
Chapter 32: Cardiac Tumors
Chapter 33: Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
Chapter 34: Endocrinology & the Heart
Chapter 35: Connective Tissue Diseases & the Heart
Chapter 36: The Athlete and the Heart
Chapter 37: Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms & Dissections.