Cardiovascular Medicine by Willerson, James T.; Cohn, Jay N.;

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Cardiovascular Medicine, 2^nd Edition offers you todays most up-to-date, user-friendly guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of heart and vascular disease. Inside, you will find comprehensive coverage of everything from cardiac signs and symptoms through peripheral vascular disease and the genetic basis for cardiovascular disease to preventive cardiology.

Drs. James Willerson and Jay Cohnand over 150 world authoritiesoffer you their decades of scientific and clinical experience. Plus, you will find a consistentchapter organisation, clear design, and engaging text that includes user-friendly features such as tables, lists, and treatment boxes. You will have all the guidance you need to diagnose and manage a full range of conditionsright at your fingertips!

And, more than 1600 illustrationsincluding a wealth of colour Doppler imagesclarify complex principles and make nuances of technique easier to understand and apply, so you can implement them in your practiceimmediately.

Cardiovascular Medicine, 2^nd Edition is the premier resource of its kindand one that will advance your expertise.

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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Cardiac Signs and Symptoms:

The History and Physical Examination

• Electrocardiography


• Chest Radiography


• Echocardiography


• Nuclear Imaging


• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult:

• Anatomic Abnormalities


• Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease


• Echocardiography


• Interventional Therapy


• Surgical Treatment

Valvular Heart Disease:

• Anatomic Abnormalities


• Aortic Valve Disease


• Pulmonary and Tricuspid Valve Disease


• Mitral Valve Disease


• Mitral Valve Prolapse (Myxmatous Mitral Valve)


• Acute Rheumatic Fever


• Infective Endocarditis


• Cardiac Catherization


• Echocardiography and Doppler Evaluation


• Radionuclide Techniques of Evaluation


• Balloon Dilatation of the Cardiac Valves


• Surgical Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease:

• Anatomic Abnormalities


• Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow


• Pathophysiology and clinical Recognition of Coronary Artery Disease Syndromes


• Silent Ischemia


• Coronary Artery Disease in Women


• Exercise Testing


• Coronary Angiography


• Echocardiography Coronary Nuclear Imaging


• Natural History


• Medical Treatment of Stable Angina Medical Treatment of Unstable Angina and Non Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction


• Medical Treatment of Acute Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction


• Percutaneous Coronary Interven tions for Stable Angina Pectoris


• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Unstable Coronary Artery Disease


• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction


• Radiation Therapy


• Surgical Treatment Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease


• Cardiac Rehabilitation

Basic Aspects of Myocardial Function, Growth, and Development:

• Cardiac Development: Toward a Molecular Basis for Congenital Heart Disease


• Fuels for the Heart


• Cardiac Hypertrophy and Failure: Basic Aspects Cardiac Hypertrophy: Physiologic and Clinical Considerations


• Regulation of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation


• Clinical Abnormalities of Cardiac Relaxation

Myocardial Disease:

• Anatomic Abnormalities


• Dilated Cardiomyopathy


• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy


• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy


• Other Cardiomyopathies


• Myocarditis Cardiac Catherization


• Echocardiography Radionuclide Techniques in Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis


• Heart Failure: Pathophysi ology and Recognition


• Management of Heart Failure


• Heart Transplantation: Indications, Outcome, and Long-Term Complications Heart Transplantation: Pathogenesis, Immun suppression, and Diagnosis and Treatment of Rejection


• Surgical Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure

Pericardial Disease:

• Anatomic Abnormalities


• Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition-, and Treatment

Vascular Medicine:

• Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Differentiated Vascular Smooth Muscle


• Circulatory Regulation: Basic Considerations


• Circulatory Regulation: The Role of Vascular Remodeling


• Vascular Endothelial Cell Function and Thrombosis


• Atherosclerosis: Pathologic Anatomy Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis, Morphology, and Risk Factors


• Diseases of the Aorta


• Peripheral Vascular Diseases


• Gene Therapy Interventional Procedures


• B-Mode Ultrasound: A Noninvasive Method for Assessing Atherosclerosis


• Intravascular Ultrasound: Background and Development


• Intravascular Ultrasound: Clinical Applications


• Arterial Compliance


• Hypertension


• Shock Autonomic Dysfunction and Hypotension

Electrical Disturbances of the Heart:

• Recognition and Physiologic Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances


• Sinus Node Dysfunction


• Atrioventricular Nodal and Subnodal Conduction Disturbances


• Supraventricular Tachycardias


• Pre-Excitation


• Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter


• Transesophageal Echocardiography for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation


• Long Q-T Syndromes


• Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia


• Wide QRS Tachycardia


• Syncope


• Sudden Cardiac Death


• Antiarrhythmic Drugs Pacing


• Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias


• Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias

Cardiac Effects of Systemic Disorders, Pregnancy, Aging, and Environmental Change:

• Pulmonary Thrombolism


• Pulmonary Hyper tension


• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease


• Tumors of the Heart


• Endocrine Disorders and the Heart


• Connective Tissue Diseases and the Heart


• Substance Abuse and the Heart


• Cardiovascular Involvement in AIDS


• Neuromuscular Disorders and Heart Disease


• Hematologic Disease and Heart Disease


• Aging and the Cardiovascular System


• Pregnancy and the Heart


• Cardiovascular Changes Associated With Space Flight

Surgery of the Heart:

• Evaluation of Patients for Noncardiac Surgery


• Anesthesia for Cardiovascular Operations


• Intraoperative Hemodynamic Monitoring

The Genetic Basis for Cardiovascular Disease:

• Classification of Genetic Disorders


• Inherited Disorders of Connective Tissue


• Muscular Dystrophies Affecting the Heart


• Genetic Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease

Preventive Cardiology:

• Rapid-Speed Computed Tomography


• Magnetic Resonance Imaging


• Coronary Risk Factors: An Overview Smoking


• Hypertension


• Cholesterol Disorders


• Obesity


• Exercise


• Gene Therapy


• Homocysteine and Vascular Disease

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