BookMichael H. Crawford, Mandar Aras and Jose M. Sanchez.
Summary: Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden our knowledge, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and the publisher of this work have checked with sources believed to be reliable in their efforts to provide information that is complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication. However, in view of the possibility of human error or changes in medical sciences, neither the authors nor the publisher nor any other party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete, and they disclaim all responsibility for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of the information contained in this work. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources. For example and in particular, readers are advised to check the product information sheet included in the package of each drug they plan to administer to be certain that the information contained in this work is accurate and that changes have not been made in the recommended dose or in the contraindications for administration. This recommendation is of particular importance in connection with new or infrequently used drugs.
Contents:
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Acromegaly and the Heart
Adrenal Insufficiency and the Heart
AIDS and the Heart
Angina Pectoris, Unstable
Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Heart
Aortic Regurgitation, Acute
Aortic Regurgitation, Chronic
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular
Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular
Athlete's Heart
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Atrial Tachycardia, Automatic (Ectopic)
Atriofascicular Tachycardia (Mahaim Tachycardia)
Atrioventricular Canal Defects
Atrioventricular Nodal-His Block
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia: Preexcitation
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Brugada Syndrome
Buerger's Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)
Bundle Branch Reentrant Ventricular Tachycardia
Carcinoid and the Heart
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Cardiac Cachexia
Cardiac Contusion/Blunt Trauma
Cardiac Syndrome X (Microvascular Angina Pectoris)
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Dilated
Cardiomyopathy, Peripartum
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive
Cardiomyopathy, Tachycardia Induced
Cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo, or Stress Induced
Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity (CSH)
Cerebral Vascular Disease
Chagas' Heart Disease
Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiac Disease
Coarctation of the Aorta
Cocaine-Induced Cardiovascular Disease
Congestive Heart Failure: Preserved Ejection Fraction
Congestive Heart Failure: Reduced Ejection Fraction
Contrast Nephropathy
Cor Pulmonale/Right Heart Failure
Coronary Artery Disease, Symptomatic Non-Revascularizable
Cushing's Syndrome
Deep Venous Thrombosis
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Digoxin Toxicity
Ebstein's Anomaly
Effort Syncope
Eisenmenger's Syndrome
Endocarditis, Infective
Fontan Operation
Friedreich's Ataxia, Cardiac Manifestations
Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Hemochromatosis and the Heart
Hibernating and Stunned Myocardium
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
High-Output Heart Failure
HIV and the Heart
Hyperaldosteronism, Primary
Hyperlipidemia (Lipid Disorders)
Hyperparathyroidism and the Heart
Hypertension, Gestational
Hypertension, Renovascular
Hypertension, Resistant or Refractory
Hypertension, Systemic
Hypertensive Emergencies
Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis
Hyperthyroid Heart Disease
Hypotension Complicating Hemodialysis
Hypothyroid Heart Disease
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Frequent Discharges
Inherited Neuromuscular Disease and the Heart
In-Stent Restenosis
Intra-atrial Reentrant/Macroreentrant Tachycardia
Ischemic Heart Disease, Chronic
Kawasaki Disease
Left Atrial Myxoma
Left Ventricular Aneurysm
Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture, Acute
Localized Lymphedema
Long QT Syndrome
Lyme Carditis
Lutembacher's Syndrome
Marfan's Syndrome
Metabolic Abnormalities and Cardiovascular Disease
Metabolic Syndrome and the Heart
Mitral Regurgitation, Acute
Mitral Regurgitation, Chronic Functional
Mitral Regurgitation, Chronic Organic
Mitral Stenosis
Mixed Aortic Valve Disease
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and the Heart
Mixed Mitral Valve Disease
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
Myocardial Infarction, Acute Non-ST-Segment Elevation
Myocardial Infarction, Acute ST-Segment Elevation
Myocardial Infarction with Normal Coronary Arteries, Acute
Myocardial Infarction, Right Ventricular
Myocardial Ischemia, Asymptomatic
Myocarditis
Neurocardiogenic Syncope
Nonparoxysmal Junctional Tachycardia
Obesity and Heart Disease
Orthostatic Hypotension
Pacemaker Malfunction
Pacemaker Syndrome
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia With Block
Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Foramen Ovale/Atrial Septal Aneurysm
Pericardial Effusion
Pericarditis, Acute
Pericarditis, Constrictive
Pericarditis, Effusive-Constrictive
Peripheral Arterial Atherosclerosis Obliterans
Periprosthetic Valve Leaks
Permanent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia
Pheochromocytoma
Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis and the Heart
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum
Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect
Pulmonary Edema, Acute
Pulmonary Edema, Noncardiogenic
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonic Regurgitation
Pulmonic Stenosis
Radiation Heart Disease
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Renal Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Rheumatic Fever, Acute
Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Heart
Scleroderma and the Heart
Sexual Dysfunction in Cardiac Disease
Sinus Arrhythmia
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Node Dysfunction
Sinus Node Reentry
Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm
Sinus Tachycardia
Sinus Tachycardia, Inappropriate
Subclavian Coronary Artery Steal Syndrome
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
Sudden Death in Athletes
Superficial Thrombophlebitis
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Syncope
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Heart
Takayasu's Arteritis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Torsades de Pointes
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage
Transposition (Complete) of the Great Arteries
Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congenitally Corrected
Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid Regurgitation
Tricuspid Stenosis
Tricyclic Antidepressants, Cardiac Effects
Truncus Arteriosus
Tumors of the Heart, Metastatic
Tumors of the Heart, Primary (Excluding Myxoma)
Variant or Prinzmetal's Angina
Venous Insufficiency
Ventricular Arrhythmia, Idiopathic
Ventricular Septal Defect
Ventricular Septal Rupture, Acute
Ventricular Tachycardia
Wandering Atrial Pacemaker.