Cardiovascular medicine Books

Book Synopsis"[This book] deserves to be in everyone’s library. . . . It’s loaded with great information, and it can save your life or the life of someone you love."—Dr. Joseph Mercola "This book is life-changing for those trying to understand their own bodies, or those of loved ones, and it’s truly transformative in the hands of medical professionals, especially young doctors."—Foreword Reviews Thomas Cowan was a 20-year-old Duke grad—bright, skeptical, and already disillusioned with industrial capitalism—when he joined the Peace Corps in the mid-1970s for a two-year tour in Swaziland. There, he encountered the work of Rudolf Steiner and Weston A. Price—two men whose ideas would fascinate and challenge him for decades to come. Both drawn to the art of healing and repelled by the way medicine was—and continues to be—practiced in the United States, Cowan returned from Swaziland, went to medical school, and established a practice in New Hampshire and, later, San Francisco. For years, as he raised his three children, suffered the setback of divorce, and struggled with a heart condition, he remained intrigued by the work of Price and Steiner and, in particular, with Steiner’s provocative claim that the heart is not a pump. Determined to practice medicine in a way that promoted healing rather than compounded ailments, Cowan dedicated himself to understanding whether Steiner’s claim could possibly be true. And if Steiner was correct, what, then, is the heart? What is its true role in the human body? In this deeply personal, rigorous, and riveting account, Dr. Cowan offers up a daring claim: Not only was Steiner correct that the heart is not a pump, but our understanding of heart disease—with its origins in the blood vessels—is completely wrong. And this gross misunderstanding, with its attendant medications and risky surgeries, is the reason heart disease remains the most common cause of death worldwide. In Human Heart, Cosmic Heart, Dr. Thomas Cowan presents a new way of understanding the body’s most central organ. He offers a new look at what it means to be human and how we can best care for ourselves—and one another.Trade Review"There’s only a few books a year that I think really deserve to be in everyone’s library. This is one of them. . . . It’s loaded with great information, and it can save your life or the life of someone you love.”--Dr. Joseph Mercola, founder and director, mercola.comForeword Reviews- "Heart disease is a national crisis, and the most common treatments don’t lower the risk of death in most cases. Rather than despair, Thomas Cowan meets these devastating realities with the firm belief that there must be another solution. Through many years of research and medical practice, he challenges the common notion of what the heart is for—to pump blood. Through observation, geometry, and scientific insight, he proposes that the heart is a hydraulic ram rather than pump because it uses suction rather than force to build the momentum of the blood. And he makes it clear that this change of perspective makes all the difference by exploring heart attacks, what they aren’t and what they are. The treatment Cowan advises in Human Heart, Cosmic Heart is personal and holistic (whole-body remedies), driven by the patient’s own life story in order to show the whole of the nervous system. The result is a refreshingly balanced approach focused on responding to the needs of the body rather than reacting to the problem experienced in the heart. Throughout the book, Cowan shares his personal journey of learning, making the book approachable and warm as well as logical and authoritative. By sharing his learning process, he conveys a deep understanding of the cardiovascular system and its needs. Cowan, a self-proclaimed doubter and nonconformist, brings a voice of skepticism and hope into a genre packed with dry, black-and-white thinking. His insights are relentlessly rooted in research, and he explains medical science in an accessible way, including clear diagrams and step-by-step explanations that move at just the right pace for educated adults without moving too slowly for medical professionals. This book is life-changing for those trying to understand their own bodies, or those of loved ones, and it’s truly transformative in the hands of medical professionals, especially young doctors.”“This book blew my mind. I will admit . . . I thought I was simply going to be reading an interesting memoir of a good physician. Instead, I discovered the most groundbreaking, unorthodox, outside-the-box treatise on the heart I have ever stumbled upon. If you have a heart and you want to live a long time, you must, must read this book.”--Ben Greenfield, author of the New York Times bestseller, Beyond Training; founder and owner, Greenfield Fitness Systems; www.bengreenfieldfitness.com“What happens when the medical profession views the heart as a mechanical pump? We get ghoulish surgeries, medications with horrible side effects, and soulless low-fat diets. Tom Cowan asks us to look anew at the heart; first step is the demonstration that the blood pumps the heart, not vice versa. From this observation comes a way of treating heart disease that is more effective, more gentle, more felicitate than conventional protocol. Part biography, part wisdom, part practical advice, Human Heart, Cosmic Heart will change the way you look at the process of healing and the miraculous world of the human body.”--Sally Fallon Morell, President, The Weston A. Price Foundation

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Book SynopsisIf you stop any person on the street and ask them what causes heart disease, you know what their answer will be: butter and eggs, meat and fat. This infamous Diet-Heart Hypothesis was proposed in 1953, and it took scientists all over the world a few decades to prove it wrong. The trouble is that while science was beginning to cast doubt upon its basic tenets, the Diet-Heart Hypothesis was giving rise to a powerful and wealthy political and commercial machine with a vested interest in promoting itby means of anti-fat and anti-cholesterol propaganda presented relentlessly and with increasing intensity.In this book Dr. Campbell-McBride tackles the subject of CHD (Coronary Heart Disease), caused by atherosclerosis, a disease of the arterial wall that leads to narrowing and obstruction of the arteries. She maintains that conventional medicine does not actually know the cause of atherosclerosis or how to cure it, and explores in this book what it is, what causes it, and how to prevent and reverse it. She dispels the myth of the Diet-Heart Hypothesis, and explains that cholesterol is not the enemy but an integral and important part of our cell membranes.

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Book SynopsisWith its focus on the advanced topics and procedures employed in this specialized field, Massachusetts General Hospital Manual of Cardiovascular Critical Care provides practical, must-know information to all practitioners caring for the increasing population of critical care patients with severely compromised cardiovascular function. Drs. Aranya Bagchi, David M. Dudzinski, Jonathan Ludmir, Ivana Nikolic, and Kenneth T. Shelton lead a multidisciplinary team of authors who expertly cover cardiology, cardiac surgery, anesthesia, and mechanical circulatory support topics for all ICU clinicians who focus on cardiovascular care. Shares knowledge and experience gained in the relatively recent field of cardiovascular critical care—from experts in anesthesiology, cardiology, cardiac surgery, emergency medicine, and pulmonary/critical care medicine Provides a real-world, practical balance of , cardiac surgery and cardiac  anesthesia content, including an outstanding section on mechanical circulatory support—all with a focus on advanced, specialized coverage of this complex field Covers the topics that are uniquely within the scope of cardiovascular critical care: management of patients on ECMO and ventricular assist devices, the physiology of heart failure and ventricular support, management of postcardiotomy shock, and many other common clinical issues Inspired by the collective experiences at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Heart Center Intensive Care Unit (HCICU), to answer the question often asked by new colleagues: “Is there a resource that puts together everything in one place?” Enrich your eBook reading experience Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook,powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for portability and quick reference, Pocket Cardiology, Third Edition, provides the essential information needed by practitioners and trainees on a daily basis, and is an excellent resource for clinical board review. Written and edited by Dr. Marc S. Sabatine and a team of cardiologists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, this fully updated volume provides a concise and focused review of all areas of cardiology in one easy-to-navigate, pocket-sized notebook. Contains fully updated core clinical topics on cardiovascular evaluation tools, preventative cardiology, coronary disease, heart failure, critical care, valvular heard disease, pericardial heart disease, vascular disease, arrhythmias, and adult congenital heart disease Provides quick and thorough guidelines for each disease on how to work up initial diagnosis and follow-up steps Covers the latest updates on pharmacologic management of obesity, algorithms for patients presenting with chest pain, and coronary revascularization guidelines. Contains new information on molecular therapies for cardiomyopathies, transcatheter interventions for tricuspid valve disease, new approaches to AF ablation and physiologic pacing; new chapters for congenital coronary anomalies and genetic syndromes; and much more Follows the bestselling, looseleaf Pocket Notebook format, featuring bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms that make essential facts easy to find and retain Contains current, evidence-based clinical recommendations, supported by key references to the most recent practice guidelines, high-tier reviews, and important clinical trials Includes useful illustrations of echocardiography, cardiac nuclear imaging, and coronary angiography, as well as EKG tracings and a color photo insert An invaluable tool for cardiovascular physicians and fellows, medical residents, NPs and PAs, and others who are interested in cardiology

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Book Synopsis Stay current with the latest advances and clinical applications of cardiac echo with Clinical Echocardiography Review: A Self-Assessment Tool, Third Edition. Edited by Drs. Allan L. Klein, Craig R. Asher, and Michael Chetrit, and written by national and international experts from the Cleveland Clinic and other leading institutions, this best-selling review tool offers a self-paced, highly effective way to assess and expand your knowledge of echocardiography and improve comprehension and retention of vital information. The fully updated Third Edition is an excellent educational resource for cardiologists, fellows, anesthesiologists, critical care physicians, and sonographers at all levels of experience. Provides fully updated content throughout, with over 1,200 self-assessment questions with answers, many based on interpretation of sample images, making this the largest question-and-answer review in echocardiography Includes new and

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Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of every area of contemporary cardiovascular medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Review is an excellent tool for learning and reviewing key concepts in major areas of cardiology. The ThirdEdition contains fully revised content, review questions used on the board exam. A new, easy-to-follow chapter template facilitates quick review and retention of the material. Emphasizes board-relevant clinical material and accurate, real-world clinical decision making. Covers every major topic you’ll encounter on certification and recertification exams, including congenital heart disease, electrophysiology, valvular heart disease, vascular disease, and pharmacology, and more. Presents review questions with each chapter for thorough exam preparation and self-assessment. Uses a new, consistent format for most chapters: introduction, clinical presentation, diagnosis, algorithm, treatment,

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Book SynopsisEchocardiography provides all the information you need on acho acquisition, interpretation, and reporting. It has a companion website with over 150 videos to aid understanding, and also follows international accreditation guidelines.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Highly Commended in the Cardiology Category * BMA Book Awards 2013 *Table of ContentsSection 1 1: Maryam Alsharqi: Ultrasound 2: Transthoracic examination 3: Kenneth Chan, Jonathan Choy, Jamie Kitt, Elizabeth Orchard, Rizwan Sarwar, Michael Stewart, James Willis, and Arash Yavari: Transthoracic anatomy and pathology: Chambers and vessels 4: Lucy Hudsmith, Saul Meyerson, William Moody, Jim Newton, David Oxborough, Bushra Rana, Liam Ring, and Benoy Shah: Transthoracic anatomy and pathology: Valves 5: Claire Colebourn: Acute and critical care echocardiography Section 2 6: Gosia Wamil: Transoesophageal examination 7: Michaela Scheuermann-Freestone and Michael Stewart: Transoesophageal: Chambers and Vessels 8: Lucy Hudsmith, Saul Meyerson, William Moody, Jim Newton, Elizabeth Orchard, Susanna Price, Bushra Rana, Liam Ring, Benoy Shah, and Arash Yavari: Transoesophageal: Valves 9: Contrast echocardiography 10: Andreas Helfen, Tyler Lamb, and Rizwan Sarwar: Stress echocardiography and coronary artery sonography 11: Jim Newton: Interventional echocardiography 12: Congenital heart disease 13: Quality assurance, reporting, and normal ranges

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Book SynopsisA step-by-step manual for echo-novice. It provides access to 100 case scenarios and images for self-assessment interpretation. It covers the entire breadth of adult cardiology. It focuses on the practicalities of performing an examination, and the interpretation of images.Trade Review"This is an excellent primer for those starting out in echocardiography and even those who have been doing it for a while. It's clearly written by someone who is near enough to the front end of their training that they remember what others find or may find difficult to understand. The text is extremely readable with useful illustrations and good quality images." BMA Medical Book Awards - Highly Commended Award "This [is a] well organized, structured and concisely written book! This volume represents a highly recommendable introduction to the exciting world of echocardiography." European Journal of RadiologyTable of ContentsGetting started The cardiac chambers The valves Inside and outside the heart Approach to examining and reporting Appendices of normal values and useful formulae.

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Book SynopsisSelected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Providing a solid foundation in current ECG technology as well as the newest diagnostic applications, Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography, Thirteenth Edition, delivers the information you need to quickly improve your ECG interpretive skills. Authors Dr. David G. Strauss and Dr.  Douglas D. Schocken offer medical students, residents and fellows a detailed explanation of the ECG, rhythm analysis, and how to rapidly and accurately interpret ECG results. Helpful diagrams, tables, animations, and videos, plus new ECG quizzes online, improve your understanding and skills.    Includes new, interactive and topical ECG quizzes available online through the eBook bundled with this text.  Offers extensive content updates throughout, including substantial updates to the abnorm

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Book SynopsisConcise, fact-based and packed with images and illustrations The EACVI Echo Handbook is the perfect companion for making both every day and complex clinical decisions. Designed and written by leading experts in the field of echocardiography for use in the clinical arena, this practical handbook provides the necessary information for reviewing, or consulting while performing or reporting on an echo or making clinical decisions based on echo findings.Disease-focussed and succinct, it covers the information needed to accurately perform and interpret echocardiograms, including how to set up the echo-machine to optimize an examination and how to perform echocardiographic disease assessment; the clinical indicators, procedures and contraindications.Linked to EACVI recommendations and the EACVI Core Curriculum The EACVI Echo Handbook is an essential and easily accessible manual on using echocardiography for sonographers and trainee cardiologists that should never be left behind when performinTrade ReviewThe elaboration of individual thematic areas is excellent, integrating extensive insights from the expert literature in a logical and easily-intelligible way. * Assistant Professor Mario Ivanua, Cardiologia Croatica *This handbook is highly practical and meticulous, and would be of interest to a wide range of professionals in and beyond the field of echocardiography. * Joaquin Barba Cosials, Revista Española de Cardiología *Table of ContentsPART 1. HOW TO SET UP THE ECHO-MACHINE TO OPTIMIZE YOUR EXAMINATION; PART 2. THE STANDARD TRANSTHORACIC ECHO-EXAMINATION; PART 3. THE STANDARD TRANSOESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; PART 4. ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; PART 5. ASSESSMENT OF DIASTOLIC FUNCTION / DYSFUNCTION; PART 6. ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE; PART 7. HEART VALVE DISEASE; PART 8. CARDIOMYOPATHIES; PART 9. RIGHT HEART FUNCTION AND PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; PART 10. PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PART 11. CARDIAC TRANSPLANTS; PART 12. CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS; PART 13. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; PART 14. CARDIAC MASSES AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF EMBOLISM; PART 15. DISEASES OF THE AORTA; PART 16. STRESS ECHO; PART 17. SYSTEMIC DISEASE AND OTHER CONDITIONS

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Book SynopsisCovering both cardiovascular medicine and cardiac surgery, Cardiovascular Medicine Board Review and Self-Assessment is a unique, comprehensive review tool for the ABIM’s Cardiovascular Disease exam. Edited by Drs. Debabrata Mukherjee, Sulagna Mookherjee, and written by senior faculty and fellows, this companion volume to Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery contains more than 1,000 questions and answers that closely match the ABIM exam blueprint and are derived from chapters in the textbook, for easier and more efficient study and review. Covers every area of the ABIM exam, including coronary artery disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, valvular disease, pericardial disease, congenital heart disease, vascular diseases, systemic hypertension and hypotension, pulmonary circulation disorders, systemic disorders affecting the circulatory system, and physiology Provides explanations for both correct and incorrect answers Addresses clinical topics in preventive and rehabilitative cardiology, cardiovascular disease in women, geriatric cardiovascular disease, preoperative assessment for noncardiac surgery, postoperative cardiac care, critical care medicine, cardiovascular surgery, and general IM as encountered in the practice of cardiology Enrich your eBook reading experience Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook,powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical guide to diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in children for pediatricians and general pediatric cardiologists. Using multiple ECG examples, the author provides concise descriptions of the key features of each arrhythmia to help the clinician make a diagnosis.Trade Review“Pediatric cardiologists may also wish to have a copy of Concise Guide to Pediatric Arrhythmias at hand because, although there may not be as much detail for them to sink their teeth into, the substance which is retained makes for an excellent distillation of what is commonly seen on pediatric arrhythmia reviews.” (MedicalScienceBooks.com, 2012) Table of ContentsForeword vi Preface vii Abbreviations viii 1 Anatomy, physiology, and epidemiology of arrhythmias 1 2 ECGs and other recording devices 5 3 Other diagnostic techniques 9 4 The normal ECG and variants 12 5 Interpretation of the ECG in tachycardia 16 6 Adenosine in the diagnosis of tachycardias 26 7 Atrial tachycardia 30 8 Multifocal atrial tachycardia 36 9 Atrial flutter 40 10 Atrial fibrillation 43 11 Atrial premature beats 46 12 Atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia 49 13 Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome 55 14 Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia 61 15 Atriofascicular re-entry tachycardia 64 16 Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia 67 17 Junctional ectopic tachycardia 71 18 Ventricular tachycardia 74 19 Neonatal ventricular tachycardia 81 20 Incessant idiopathic infant ventricular tachycardia 84 21 Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia 87 22 Idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia 90 23 Ventricular premature beats 93 24 Ventricular fibrillation 96 25 Long QT syndrome 99 26 Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia 108 27 Brugada syndrome 111 28 First- and second-degree atrioventricular block 114 29 Complete atrioventricular block 118 30 Sinus node dysfunction and sinoatrial disease 124 31 Early postoperative arrhythmias 127 32 Late postoperative arrhythmias 136 33 Arrhythmias in congenital heart defects 147 34 Arrhythmias in cardiomyopathies 151 35 Syncope 155 36 Sudden death 160 37 Antiarrhythmic drug treatment 163 38 Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators 170 39 Catheter ablation 177 40 Artifacts 180 Appendix 183 Index 185

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Book SynopsisIn the dark years of apartheid, a boy grew up in a household with a terrible secret: although they were all of mixed origins, they had managed to `pass as white’. Young Winston Wicomb, however, was far too dark to fit in, and had to be hidden whenever someone knocked on their door. After struggling through school and even managing to obtain an university degree, he still remained unemployed due to his skin colour. To make ends meet, he serviced cars in their backyard, but never stopped dreaming about escaping the restraints of Apartheid. Then fate intervened. While distributing pamphlets advertising his mechanical skills, he found Professor Chris Barnard stranded next to the road. He offered to help even though he had no experience with the new Mercedes the professor drove. Barnard, surprised at the success of Winston’s efforts and impulsive as ever, offered Winston a job in his research lab. It is here that Winston applied his knowledge and experience of matters mechanical to eventually produce the world’s first apparatus to transport a living heart over long distances. `Vital Remains’ tells to story of an unlikely hero, a huge risk, achievement … and love.

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Book SynopsisWidely regarded as the premier text in this complex field, Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Seventh Edition, provides a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and the therapeutic interventions used to treat them. Dr. David J. Callans, personally chosen and trained by Dr. Mark Josephson, provides expert clinical insights and superb illustrations that highlight proven approaches and methods. With its strong focus on physiologic investigation and its role in clinical decision making, this comprehensive text is a must-have reference for cardiology fellows, electrophysiologists, and others in the EP lab. Provides highly visual guidance on the electrophysiologic methodology required to define the mechanism and site of origin of arrhythmia—enabling you to choose the safest and most effective therapy for each patient Offers comprehensive coverage of mechanisms, clinical implications, and limitations of current therapeutic EP interventions, including drugs, catheters, and surgical ablations Includes new concepts and technology for ablation of atrial fibrillation, and new understandings of the physiology of ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease Provides new sections explaining the correlation of anatomy and current methods of imaging the heart, as well as new anatomical figures courtesy of the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, McAlpine and Amara-Yad Project Collections Contains new ECG images, more figures of intracardiac echocardiography, and an all-new appendix of cases studies that focus on diagnosis and treatment plans Reflects the recent increase in knowledge in population science, molecular biology, advanced imaging techniques, and neuroscience, and how they continue to inform clinical electrophysiology in new and exciting ways Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1.Anatomy & Physiology 2. Basic Electrophysiology 3. Sinus Mechanisms 4. Atrial Rhythms 5. Junctional Rhythms 6. Ventricular Rhythms 7. Atrioventricular Blocks 8. Pacemaker Rhythms 9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG 10. Post-Test

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Book SynopsisNow in its Second Edition, Anatomy of the Heart Illustrated Pocket Anatomy folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design, updated content, and improved organizational features such as key subject headers at the top of each panel.This quick reference includes: Anterior (including cutaway view) and posterior views of heart Coronary arteries and veins, including cross-sections of artery and vein Thorax anatomy Circulation View and text explanation of the cardiac cycle including atrial systole, ventricular systole, and diastole Explanation of blood pressure and lists of normal,

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Book SynopsisPacked with questions and answers to prepare for ABIM certification and maintenance of certification (MOC) exams in interventional cardiology, Interventional Cardiology Board Review: 1400+ Questions and Answers, Fourth Edition, is your go-to resource for exam success. Drs. Debabrata Mukherjee, Richard A. Lange, and Saurav Chatterjee use a real-world, multiple-choice format that closely follows the exam blueprint, along with hundreds of images, tables, and all-new videos that mimic what you’ll encounter on the exam. Detailed answers and explanations for each question provide an excellent resource for review as well as improve your ability to provide effective, evidence-based patient care. 1,400 multiple-choice questions directly align with ABIM certification and maintenance of certification (MOC) exams in interventional cardiology All of the questions for this fourth edition are new and reflect recent advancements, including the latest cathet

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Book SynopsisThis new volume on the heart and great vessels has been expanded to become a comprehensive atlas of all cardiovascular disease, both neoplastic and non-neoplastic. In the spirit of prior editions, correlation of expertly curated pathology photographs and photomicrographs with clinical presentation, imaging and molecular genetics remains the cornerstone. The spectrum of cardiovascular disease, both congenital and acquired, is vast; accounting for the relative size of this fascicle. Every attempt has been made to focus on the clinically-relevant features of the diseases helping not only pathologists, but also providing cardiologists, radiologists, and surgeons a reference to understand the pathologic basis of the conditions they diagnose and treat each day. The authors have meticulously provided gross photographs that mirror (where possible) planar imaging techniques that will enable pathologic-radiologic correlation and facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Free digital access available with every print purchase. See inside the book for more details.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1 Structural and Functional Development 1 Terminology 2 Anatomy 3 Embryology of the Heart 4 Etiology of Congenital Cardiac Disease 5 Myocardium and Development 6 Physiology of the Developing Heart SECTION 2 Prenatal Congenital Heart Disease 7 Magnetic Resonance Assessment of the Fetal Circulation in Congenital Heart Disease 8 Imaging and Quantifying the Fetal Circulation in Congenital Cardiac Disease: Ultrasound 9 Pharmacologic Intervention in the Fetus 10 Percutaneous Intervention in the Fetus, Including Postnatal Management 11 The Placenta in Congenital Heart Disease 12 Optimizing Prenatal Support of the Mother and Family SECTION 3 General Topics 13 Prevalence of Congenital Cardiac Disease 14 Economic Implications of Congenital Heart Disease in Developed Countries 15 Prematurity and Cardiac Disease 16 Surgical Techniques 17 Diagnostic Catheterization, Including Adults With Congenital Cardiac Disease 18 Interventional Techniques 19 Cross-Sectional Echocardiography and Doppler Imaging 20 Three-Dimensional Echocardiography 21 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography: Diagnostic Imaging, Image Management, and Assessment of Physiology and Function 22 Electrophysiology, Pacing, and Defibrillation 23 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing 24 Pediatric Cardiovascular Data, Analysis, and Critical Appraisal of the Literature 25 Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Youth SECTION 4 Specific Lesions 26 Isomerism of the Atrial Appendages 27 Anomalous Systemic Venous Return 28 Pulmonary Venous Abnormalities 29 Interatrial Communications 30 Division of Atrial Chambers ("Cor Triatriatum”) 31 Atrioventricular Septal Defects 32 Ventricular Septal Defect 33 Diseases of the Tricuspid Valve 34 Diseases of the Mitral Valve 35 Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Stenosis 36 Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia 37 Transposition 38 Congenitally Corrected Transposition 39 Double-Outlet Ventricle 40 Common Arterial Trunk 41 Arterial Duct: Its Persistence and Its Patency 42 Pulmonary Stenosis 43 Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum 44 Congenital Anomalies of the Aortic Valve and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract 45 Coarctation and Interrupted Aortic Arch 46 Congenital Coronary Anomalies 47 Vascular Rings, Pulmonary Arterial Sling, and Related Conditions 48 Artery of the Fifth Aortic Arch 49 Abnormal Positions and Relationships of the Heart 50 Arteriovenous Communications 51 Other Malformations of the Ventricular Outflow Tracts 52 Cardiac Tumors 53 Kawasaki Disease 54 Acute Rheumatic Fever 55 Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 56 Infective Endocarditis 57 Pericardial Diseases in Children 58 Aortopathies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 59 Cardiologic Aspects of Systemic Disease 60 Systemic Hypertension SECTION 5 Heart Failure and Transplantation 61 Cardiomyopathies 62 Cardio-oncology 63 Myocarditis 64 Acute Circulatory Failure: Pharmacologic and Mechanical Support 65 Chronic Heart Failure: Physiology and Treatment 66 Chronic Mechanical Circulatory Support 67 Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation SECTION 6 Functionally Univentricular Heart 68 Introduction: The "Fontan Pathway 69 Anatomic Considerations in the Functionally Univentricular Heart 70 Physiologic Principles to Maximize Outcome in Patients With a Functionally Univentricular Heart 71 Fontan Pathway From Birth Through Early Childhood 72 Interstage Management 73 Longer-Term Outcomes and Management for Patients With a Functionally Univentricular Heart SECTION 7 Beyond the Heart 74 Systemic Circulation 75 Pulmonary Hypertension 76 Neurodevelopmental and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children and Young Adults With Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease 77 Congenital Cardiac Disease in the Setting of Genetic Syndromes 78 Acute and Chronic Renal Consequences of Cardiac Disease in Children 79 Pharmacogenetics in the Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Cardiac Disease During Childhood 80 Pregnancy and Congenital Heart Disease 81 Preparing the Young Adult With Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease to Transfer From Pediatric to Adult Care 82 Psychological and Social Aspects of Pediatric Cardiac Disease 83 Ethical Issues in Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease 84 Clinical Care Pathways Supporting the Care of Children and Young People With Congenital Heart Disease 85 Discharge Planning, Communications With the Team Providing Care in the Ambulatory Setting and the "Medical Home 86 Growth and Nutrition 87 Quality Improvement in Congenital Cardiac Disease 88 Global Burden of Pediatric Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiac Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 89 Screening in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Disease 90 Anesthetic Considerations for Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery in the Child With Congenital Cardiac Disease 91 Telemedicine in Pediatric Cardiology

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Book SynopsisThe rollicking memoir from the cardiologist turned legendary scientist and winner of the Nobel Prize that revels in the joy of science and discovery. Like Richard Feynman in the field of physics, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz is also known for being a larger-than-life character: a not-immodest, often self-deprecating, always entertaining raconteur. Indeed, when he received the Nobel Prize, the press corps in Sweden covered him intensively, describing him as “the happiest Laureate.” In addition to his time as a physician, from being a "yellow beret" in the public health corps with Dr. Anthony Fauci to his time as a cardiologist, and his extraordinary transition to biochemistry, which would lead to his Nobel Prize win, Dr. Lefkowitz has ignited passion and curiosity as a fabled mentor and teacher. But it's all in a day's work, as Lefkowitz reveals in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm, which is filled to the brim with anecdotes and energy, and gives us a glimpse into the life of one of today's leading scientists. Trade Review"Cardiologist-turned-biochemist, Robert Lefkowitz won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for showing how adrenaline works through stimulation of specific receptors, with huge implications for drug discovery. Yet he calls himself 'an accidental scientist,' because he trained as a physician. Instead of being drafted to the Vietnam War, he served at the US National Institutes of Health. His autobiography is a vividly anecdotal account, influenced by a supervisor’s lesson that data do not tell a story: 'A story is something you impose on the data.'" -- Andrew Robinson * NATURE *“Lefkowitz unveils the teamwork, persistence, and labors of love that go into living a life of significance. By turns funny and moving, this book has the power to inspire.” -- Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Men’s Basketball, Duke University"This vivid tale shines with personality. Rarely has science been treated with such a winning blend of humor and humanity." * Publishers Weekly *"Lefkowitz is an avid and inveterate storyteller. Told with humor and humility, what shines through most is his love of stories. His passion for science and discovery, for helping people, and for celebrating stories is infectious." * Booklist *“An engaging Nobel Prize-winning journey of a life in medicine and science. Joyous, insightful, and irreverent, Lefkowitz describes the enormous impediments to challenging established dogma and legendary elders as well as the art and satisfaction of mentoring young scientists. For both lay readers and professional scientists, this book presents a narrative that will delight and that offers a goldmine of wisdom.” -- Robert Horvitz, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)“Lefkowitz’s life is testament to the joy of science. The book is a page-turner, a riveting account of a life well-lived. It is a story of stories, a tale of greatness.” -- Roger D. Kornberg, Ph.D., Stanford University, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2006)“In this engaging and often rollicking tale, Bob Lefkowitz recounts how the Vietnam War transformed him from a dedicated young physician into an enthusiastic, ambitious, and highly successful scientist whose discoveries have altered our understanding of cell function and approaches to drug development. Arriving at a time when the need to convert physicians into scientists is greater than ever, this book can do more than just entertain and instruct: it can inspire young doctors to remake their careers.” -- Harold Varmus, M.D., Lewis Thomas University Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1989); Author of The Art and Politics of Science“More than just a heartwarming and thrilling chronicle of a great physician-scientist, Lefkowitz has written a story-based leadership guide for any aspiring mentor. A testament to the power of building enduring excellence by believing in, championing, and developing others.” -- Sanyin Siang, Leadership Coach and author of The Launch Book“A spell-binding memoir, packed with deep insights and charged with the thrill of discovery. This is a tale told from the pinnacle of human achievement, that also serves as a master-class in humility and overcoming tragedy—all interwoven with laugh-out-loud anecdotes. Lefkowitz is a brilliant and charming storyteller, with an indomitable passion for living, and wisdom for the ages.” -- Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University, Winner of the Kyoto Prize and the Heineken Prize; Author of Projections“In this entertaining book, Nobelist Bob Lefkowitz recounts how he became a passionate and renowned physician-scientist. He unveils the secret to his scientific stardom in a series of engrossing stories spanning his fifty-year career. No tale is left untold—many are amusing, some might raise a few eyebrows.” -- Joseph L. Goldstein, M.D., and Michael S. Brown, M.D., U.T. Southwestern Medical Center, Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine (1985)“Lefkowitz provides joyous remembrance of his amazing career as a physician-scientist. Interlaced with vignettes of personal sacrifice, growth, and friendship is the story of the seminal discoveries that culminated in science’s highest award. A beautiful story of family, hard work, and steadfast optimism.” -- Christine Seidman, M.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, CV Genetics Center Brigham and Women’s Hospital“How does a brilliant young physician accidentally get hooked on research? Bob Lefkowitz's life-altering shift changed not only his life but the lives of hundreds of his trainees. From the dazzling way adrenaline controls critical body functions to the thrill of his Nobel Prize win, this engaging book will help you better understand how physician scientists dedicate their careers to understanding human biology and enhancing human health." -- P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., Retired Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co.; Chairman of the Board, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals“Lighthearted, yet profoundly personal and moving, Lefkowitz’s memoir shares the secret recipe for winning a Nobel prize—two parts genius, one part audacity in challenging authority, one part insightful and supportive mentoring, a splash of good luck, and ten parts resilience and persistence. Bob Lefkowitz is at the top of the list of the extraordinary cadre of physicians turned scientists who ushered in the modern biotechnology revolution.” -- Barry S. Coller, M.D., David Rockefeller Professor of Medicine, Rockefeller University, Physician-in Chief, Rockefeller University Hospital"The odds of a scrappy kid growing up in the Bronx winning a Nobel Prize are overwhelmingly small. How Bob Lefkowitz managed to do this is revealed in this delightfully rich and moving book allowing the reader to understand Bob’s intelligence, warmth, and complexity. If you read one book this year, choose this one. It will fill you with joy, hope, and give you a new friend.” -- Ralph Snyderman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University“A blend of comedy, history, and tragedy, this book is much more than a delightfully amusing tale of a bright kid from the Bronx who ultimately wins a Nobel Prize. Bob Lefkowitz’s message is of the utmost importance. U.S. taxpayer dollars funded a unique cadre of young physicians—'the Yellow Berets’—whose discoveries have led to revolutionary therapies for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, impotence, neurodegeneration, HIV, and coronavirus, all while training the next generation of medical scientists. Reading this book shows that investments in science will continue to save the world.” -- Peter Agre, M.D., Professor and Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2003)“Robert Lefkowitz’s memoir is a rollicking, absorbing read. It turns out many funny things happened on his way to Stockholm. Beautifully written, this book demonstrates the importance of humor, humility, and humanity in the pursuit of scientific discovery." -- Jerry Speyer, Chairman, Tishman-Speyer"A deeply personal perspective of events, people, thoughts, and actions that have created an era of major scientific breakthroughs. Full of insights and revelations about the milieu that underlies today’s biomedical revolution, from a key participant. Written with a candor and style that make Bob Lefkowitz’s life adventures as a physician-scientist a delight to read.” -- Stanley N. Cohen, M.D., Professor of Genetics and Medicine, Stanford University“Bob Lefkowitz is a legend in his own time. In addition to his clinical background as an MD and acknowledged scientific mettle resulting in a Nobel Prize, he is a renowned raconteur. Bob also has an excellent sense of humor, and these twin skills have made him a highly sought-after public speaker. They are both on vivid display in this highly readable and entertaining autobiography, which begins with his childhood in the Bronx and embraces his long and distinguished career.” -- Michael Rosbash, Ph.D., Peter Gruber Professor of Neuroscience, Brandeis University, Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute“Lefkowitz is not only a gifted scientist, but also a gifted story-teller. From the Yankees to Duke basketball to the game show Jeopardy through the upper echelons of science on his way to a Nobel Prize, he proves that science can be fun and rewarding for himself, the field, and his patients." -- Brian Druker, M.D., Director, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University“Lefkowitz appreciates the power of storytelling, both at the bedside in making diagnoses and at the bench in generating hypotheses. Full of vignettes that are sometimes embarrassingly honest, at other times laugh-out-loud humorous, but always infused with his own special brew of humility and hubris. An informative and entertaining read.” -- Helen H. Hobbs, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center“A tribute to teamwork that aims to inspire the young generation of scientists to take a similar journey. This book shows that making a breakthrough discovery, changing a paradigm, and using science as a tool to change people’s lives is possible, while also emphasizing that such achievements are not made by angels but by human beings like all of us.” -- Aaron Ciechanover, M.D., D.Sc., Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)

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Book SynopsisReaders discover the"new cardiology and its cellular secrets" in the rescue, restoration, and renewal of cardiac health.

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Book SynopsisPocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine is a concise, up-to-date prescribing guide containing all the must-have' information that clinical professionals treating patients with respiratory conditions need to know. This book provides focused information for all health professionals prescribing drugs for or to patients with a respiratory condition and is an essential guide for pulmonologists, intensive care physicians, emergency medicine doctors and general practitioners and nurse prescribers, in training and in practice.Table of ContentsContents. Foreword. Acknowledgements. How to use this book. List of abbreviations. How to prescribe safely. Common/useful drugs. Drug selection. Antimicrobials. Asthma. Bronchiectasis. Chronic Cough. COPD. Cystic Fibrosis. Idiopathic Interstitial lung disease. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Lung Cancer. Lung transplantation. Paliative care and subcutaneous pumps. Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary vasculitis. Sarcoidosis. Tuberculosis. How to prescribe. Anticoagulants. Controlled drugs. Inhalers & Nebulisers. Intravenous fluids. Oxygen. Sedation for bronchoscopy. Corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive agents. Thrombolysis. Miscellaneous. Chest drains & pleural procedures. Flying and diving. Non-invasive and continuous positive airway pressure ventilation. Pleural Effusion & thoracic ultrasound. Pleurodesis. Pulmonary manifestations of connective tissue disease. Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation. Smoking cessation & nicotine replacement. Emergencies. Acute asthma. Acute respiratory distress syndrome. Altitude Sickness. Anaphylaxis. Bronchiectasis exacerbation. Carbon monoxide poisoning. COPD exacerbation. Cystic fibrosis exacerbation. Haemoptysis. Oncology emergencies. Pulmonary embolism. Pneumonia. Pneumothorax. Respiratory failure. Sickle cell acute chest syndrome. Upper airways obstruction. Reference information. Arterial blood gas interpretation & reference values. Lung function interpretation & reference values. Notifiable Diseases & Causative Organisms. Drug-induced Respiratory Disease. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis print edition of The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography comes with a DVD and access to the online version on Oxford Medicine Online, for as long as the edition is published by Oxford University Press. By activating your unique access code, you can read and annotate the full text online, follow links from the references to primary research materials, and view, enlarge, and download all the figures and tables. This fully updated second edition of the official textbook of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging serves the educational requirements of cardiologists and all clinical medical professionals in echocardiography. It is fully-aligned with EACVI goals and reflects the core European syllabus. Published in partnership with the European Society of Cardiology and written by a team of expert authors, this textbook is a valuable resource on echocardiography and for accreditation through the EACVI. With its thorough and instructive text complemented by more than 500Trade Review"This will be a valuable resource for the study of clinical echocardiography. It will be of particular benefit to those individuals wishing to adhere to the curriculum endorsed by the European Association of Echocardiography." Doody's NotesTable of ContentsBASIC INSTRUMENTATION AND MODALITIES; CARDIAC MORPHOLOGY, HAEMODYNAMICS AND PHYSIOLOGY; DISEASE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT; SPECIFIC CLINICAL CONTEXT / ENVIRONMENT; MISCELLANEOUS

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Book SynopsisHigh blood pressure is entirely preventable, without reliance on synthetic drugs. Dr. Moore''s approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension and the high incidence of strokes and heart attacks associated with it. Dr. Moore updates this edition with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program. The most striking results come from Finland, where for several decades sodium chloride has been replaced nationwide with a commercial sodium/potassium mixture, resulting in a 60 percent decline nationwidein deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. Extrapolated to America, the Finnish statistics would mean 360,000 strokes prevented and 96,000 lives saved every year. Dr. Moore makes it clear that high blood pressure is only one symptom of an entire systemic imbalance. He outlines a safe, effective program that focuses on nutrition, weight loss, and exercise to bring the entire body chemistry into balance. For those currently taking blood pressure medications, he includes a chapter on working with your physician to ensure that any reduction in hypertension drugs can be effected gradually and safely.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an excellent quality book. It is a valuable resource for cardiologists, internists interested in echocardiography, and cardiology fellows in training." -© Doody's Review Service, 2021, Ahmed Kassem Abdallah, MD (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 92 - 4 Stars!Table of ContentsSection I Physics and Instrumentation 1. General Principles of Echocardiography 2. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography 3. Doppler Principles 4. Tissue Doppler, Myocardial Work: Physics and Techniques 5. Speckle Tracking and Strain Measurements: Principles, Techniques and Limitations 6. Clinical Utility of Global Longitudinal Strain Section II Transthoracic Echocardiography 7. Transthoracic Echocardiography: Nomenclature and Standard Views 8. Technical Quality and Tips 9. Transthoracic Echocardiography Tomographic Views 10. M-Mode Echocardiography 11. Doppler Echocardiography: Normal Antegrade Flow Patterns Section III Transesophageal Echocardiography 12. Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography: Indications, Risks, Complications, and Protocol 13. Transesophageal Echocardiography Tomographic Views 14. Applications of Transesophageal Echocardiography 15. Pitfalls and Artifacts in Transesophageal Echocardiography Section IV Hand-Held Echocardiography 16. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Background, Instrumentation and Technique 17. Echocardiography in Emergency Clinical Presentation Section V Contrast Echocardiography 18. Ultrasound Contrast Agents 19. Physical Properties of Microbubble Ultrasound Contrast Agents 20. Applications of Ultrasound Contrast Agents 21. Use of Contrast in the ICU and Emergency Department 22. Technical Aspects of Contrast Echocardiography Section VI Left Ventricular Systolic Function 23. Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Basic Principles 24. Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Ejection Fraction Versus Strain 25. Regional Left Ventricular Systolic Function 26. Myocardial Strain in Valvular Heart Disease Section VII Right Heart 27. Right Ventricular Anatomy 28. The Physiologic Basis of Right Ventricular Echocardiography 29. Imaging the Right Heart: Limitations and Technical Considerations 30. Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function 31. Right Ventricular Hemodynamics 32. The Right Atrium 33. Pulmonary Embolism Section VIII Diastolic Function 34. Physiology of Diastole 35. Echo Doppler Parameters of Diastolic Function 36. Clinical Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories for Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Filling Pressures 37. Causes of Diastolic Dysfunction Section IX Left Atrium 38. Assessment of Left Atrial Size 39. Assessment of Left Atrial Function Section X Ischemic Heart Disease 40. Ischemic Heart Disease: Which Test to Use? 41. Ischemic Heart Disease: Basic Principles 42. Acute Chest Pain Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis 43. Echocardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction 44. Echocardiography in Stable Coronary Artery Disease 45. Old Myocardial Infarction 46. End-Stage Cardiomyopathy Due to Coronary Artery Disease 47. Coronary Artery Anomalies 48. Coronary Artery Imaging Section XI Stress Echocardiography 49. Effects of Exercise, Pharmacological Stress and Pacing on the Cardiovascular System 50. Diagnostic Criteria and Accuracy 51. Stress Echocardiography: Methodology 52. Stress Echocardiography: Image Acquisition 53. Stress echocardiography: Prognosis 54. Echocardiography for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 55. Contrast-Enhanced Stress Echocardiography 56. Stress Echocardiography for Valve Disease: Aortic Regurgitation and Mitral Stenosis 57. Stress Echocardiography: Comparison with Other Techniques Section XII Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies 58. Pathophysiology and Variants of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 59. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology, Functional Features and Treatment of Outflow Tract Obstruction 60. Differential of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy versus Secondary Conditions That Mimic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 61. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Assessment of Therapy 62. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Screening of Relatives 63. Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 64. The Role of Echocardiography in the Screening and Evaluation of Athletes 65. Echocardiographic Assessment of Myocarditis Section XIII Dilated and Other Cardiomyopathies 66. Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Echocardiographic Evaluation 67. Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcome in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy 68. Right Ventricle in Dilated Cardiomyopathy 69. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Classification 70. Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy 71. Hereditary and Acquired Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy 72. Endomyocardial Fibrosis 73. Restriction versus Constriction 74. Echocardiography in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy 75. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 76. Familial Cardiomyopathies Grace Hsieh, Jennifer Hellawell, Frederick L. Ruberg, Omar Siddiqi and Ravin Davidoff 77. Echocardiography in Cor Pulmonale and/or Pulmonary Heart Disease Section XIV Aortic Stenosis 78. Aortic Stenosis Morphology 79. Quantification of Aortic Stenosis Severity 80. Aortic Stenosis: Risk Stratification and Timing of Surgery 81. Risk Stratification - Timing of Surgery 82. Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 83. Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 84. Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis 85. Subaortic Stenosis Section XV Aortic Regurgitation 86. Aortic Regurgitation: Etiologies and Left Ventricular Responses 87. Aortic Regurgitation: Pathophysiology 88. Quantitation of Aortic Regurgitation 89. Risk Stratification: Timing of Surgery and Percutaneous Interventions for Aortic Regurgitation Section XVI Mitral Stenosis 90. Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis 91. Quantification of Mitral Stenosis 92. Nonrheumatic Etiologies of Mitral Stenosis: Situations that Mimic Mitral Stenosis 93. Role of Hemodynamic Stress Testing in Mitral Stenosis 94. Consequences of Mitral Stenosis Section XVII Mitral Regurgitation 95. Etiologies and Mechanisms of Mitral Valve Dysfunction 96. Mitral Valve Prolapse 97. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation 98. Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation 99. Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation 100. Role of Exercise Stress Testing in Mitral Regurgitation Section XVIII Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease 101. Tricuspid Valve Complex: Anatomy by 2D and 3D Echocardiography 102. Epidemiology, Etiology and Natural History of Tricuspid Regurgitation 103. Quantification of Tricuspid Regurgitation 104. Indications for Tricuspid Valve Intervention 105. Imaging for Surgical and Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Procedures 106. Device-Lead Associated Tricuspid Regurgitation 107. Pulmonic Regurgitation, Etiology, and Quantification 108. Chapter 108. Tricuspid and Pulmonic Stenosis Section XIX Prosthetic Valves 109. Classification of Prosthetic Valve Types and Fluid Dynamics 110. Aortic Prosthetic Valves 111. Mitral Prosthetic Valves 112. Mitral Valve Repair 113. Tricuspid and Pulmonic Prosthetic Valves Section XX Infective Endocarditis 114. Infective Endocarditis: Role of Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiography 115. Echocardiography for Prediction of Cardioembolic Risk 116. Limitations and Technical Considerations in Infective Endocarditis 117. Echocardiography and Decision Making for Surgery 118. Intraoperative Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis Section XXI Pericardial Disease 119. Normal Pericardial Anatomy 120. Pericarditis 121. Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade 122. Constrictive Pericarditis 123. Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis 124. Pericardial Cysts and Congenital Absence of the Pericardium Section XXII Tumors and Masses 125. Primary Benign, Mailgnant and Metastatic Tumors in the Heart 126. Left Ventricular Thrombus 127. Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus 128. Right Heart Thrombi 129. Normal Anatomic Variants and Artifacts Section XXIII Diseases of the Aorta 130. Aortic Atherosclerosis and Embolic Events 131. Aortic Aneurysm 132. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 133. Aortic Dissection 134. Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer and Intramural Hematoma 135. Blunt Aortic Trauma 136. Intraoperative Echocardiography 137. Postoperative Echocardiography of the Aorta 138. Aortitis Section XXIV Adult Congenital Heart Diseases 139. Congenital Heart Disease: Basic Principles 140. Systematic Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease 141. Common Congenital Heart Defects Associated with Left-to-Right Shunts 142. Obstructive Lesions 143. The Adult with Unrepaired Complex Congenital Heart Defects 144. Adult Congenital Heart Disease with Prior Surgical Repair Section XXV Systemic Diseases 145. Hypertension 146. Diabetes Mellitus 147. End-Stage Renal Disease 148. Obesity 149. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease 150. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 151. Antiphospholipid Syndrome 152. Carcinoid Heart Disease 153. Amyloid 154. Sarcoidosis 155. Cardiac Involvement in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome 156. Endocrine Disease 157. Chagas Cardiomyopathy 158. Sickle Cell Disease 159. Human Immunodeficiency Virus 160. Cardiotoxic Effects of Cancer Therapy 161. Pregnancy and the Heart 162. Cocaine 163. Incidental Non-cardiovascular Findings on Echocardiography Section XXVI Interventional Echocardiography 164. Evaluation of patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 165. Mitral Valve Balloon Valvuloplasty 166. Percutaneous Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair 167. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement 168. Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation 169. Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Closure 170. Transcatheter Closure of Cardiac Pseudoaneurysms 171. Echocardiographic Imaging of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion 172. Periprosthetic Leaks 173. Echo-Guided Biopsy of Intracardiac Masses 174. Vacuum Extraction of Intracardiac Masses Section XXVII Echocardiography in Heart Failure 175. Systematic Echocardiographic Approach to Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy 176. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Impella, and Other Circulatory Mechanical Support 177. Post Heart Transplant Echocardiographic Evaluation 178. Pulmonary Hypertension 179. Echocardiography in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Book SynopsisAn ideal accompaniment to ECGs for the Emergency Physician Volume 1 This extension to the popular ECGs for the Emergency Physician Volume 1 continues to provide the emergency health care provider with outstanding practical and emergency medicine-relevant teaching of a life-saving skill: emergency electrocardiography interpretation.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Dedications. Part 1 Focus on dysrhythmias. Case histories. ECG interpretations and comments. Part 2 12-Lead ECGs (intermediate level). Case histories. ECG interpretations and comments. Part 3 12-Lead ECGs (advanced level). Case histories. ECG interpretations and comments. Appendix A: Differential diagnoses. Appendix B: Commonly used abbreviations. Index

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents[Editor still reviewing TOC for new edition updates] Top 100 Secrets 1.Cardiovascular Physical Examination 2.Heart Murmurs and Sounds 3.Electrocardiography 4.Chest X-Ray 5.Exercise Stress Testing 6.Ambulatory Electrocardiogram Monitoring 7.Echocardiography 8.Nuclear Cardiology 9.Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography 10.Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 11.Cardiac Computed Tomography 12.Swan-Ganz Catheters and Cardiac Hemodynamics 13.Coronary Angiography and Intracoronary Imaging and Physiologic Assessment 14.Chest Pains and Angina 15.Chronic Stable Angina 16.Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome 17.ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction 18.Cardiogenic Shock 19.Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 20.Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 21.Myocarditis 22.Dilated Cardiomyopathy 23.Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction 24.Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 25.Restrictive Cardiomyopathy 26.Acute Decompensated Heart Failure 27.Heart Failure : Long-Term Management 28.Heart Transplantation 29.Aortic Stenosis 30.Aortic Regurgitation 31.Mitral Regurgitation 32.Mitral Stenosis 33.Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 34.Endocarditis and Endocarditis Prophylaxis 35.Atrial Fibrillation 36.Supraventricular Tachycardia 37.Ventricular Arrhythmias 38.Cardiac Pacing for Bradycardia, Heart Block, and Heart Failure 39.Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator 40.Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation 41.Hypertension 42.Hyperlipidemia 43.Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease 44.Smoking Cessation 45.Physical Activity, Exercise, and the Heart 46.Cardiac Manifestations of HIV/AIDS 47.Cardiovascular Complications of Rheumatic Diseases 48.Cardio-Oncology 49.Cocaine and the Heart 50.Heart Disease in the Elderly 51.Heart Disease in Pregnancy 52.Heart Disease in Women 53.Sleep Apnea and the Heart 54.Peripheral Arterial Disease 55.Aortic Aneurysm 56.Aortic Dissection 57.Carotid Artery Disease 58.Ischemic Stroke 59.Hemorrhagic Stroke and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis 60.Deep Vein Thrombosis : Prophylaxis and Treatment 61.Pulmonary Embolism 62.Hypercoagulable States 63.Adult Congenital Heart Disease 64.Cardiac Tumors 65.Hypertensive Crisis 66.Oral Anticoagulation Therapy 67.Pericarditis, Pericardial Constriction, and Pericardial Tamponade 68.Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation 69.Pulmonary Hypertension 70.Syncope 71.Traumatic Heart Disease Index

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Book Synopsis User-friendly and highly visual in approach, Spitz’s Genodermatoses: A Clinical Guide to Genetic Skin Disorders, 3rd Edition, is ideal for dermatologists, pediatricians, and family physicians for both board preparation and clinical practice. Drs. Jennifer L. Hand, Joel L. Spitz, and Jackson Glenn Turbeville provide complete, well-illustrated coverage of these complex and challenging inherited disorders, presenting each syndrome in an easy-to-read, two-page spread in a format designed for either in-depth study or at-a-glance reference. More than 300 full-color clinical photographs and full-body diagrams enhance coverage of each syndrome. Features bulleted text that summarizes patterns of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, incidence, age of presentation, pathogenesis, key features, differential diagnosis, laboratory findings, management, and prognosis Includes significantly updated content—genetic mutations, pathogenesis, prognosis,

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Book SynopsisDr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic, Physiology of the Heart , is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, incorporating the latest molecular biology research and extensively exploring the clinical applications of these findings. In the single authored, expert voice that is this book's unique strength, Dr. Katz provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biophysical basis of cardiac function, beginning with structure and proceeding to biochemistry, biophysics, and pathophysiology in arrhythmias, ischemia, and heart failure. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of basic processes among the cell, cardiac muscle function, and the biophysics of contractile and electrical behavior. This edition includes new material on cell signaling and molecular biology.Table of ContentsPart One: STRUCTURE, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND BIOPHYSICS1: Structure of the Heart and Cardiac Muscle2: Energetics and Energy Production3: Energy Utilization (Work and Heat)4: The Contractile Proteins5: The Cytoskeleton6: Active State, Length-Tension Relationship, and Cardiac Mechanics7: Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Extracellular and Intracellular Calcium CyclesPart Two: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND REGULATION8: Signal Transduction: Functional Signaling9: Signal Transduction: Proliferative Signaling10: Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Performance: Functional and Proliferative MechanismsPart Three: NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY11: The Heart as a Muscular Pump12: The Working Heart13: Cardiac Ion Channels14: The Cardiac Action PotentialPart Four: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY15: The Electrocardiogram16: Arrhythmias17: The Ischemic Heart18: Heart Failure

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Book SynopsisCongenital malformations of the heart are often dismissed as a form of complex heart disease, which is too difficult to understand, and is best referred to the specialists. The authors of this handbook, however, aim to dispel this myth. The advent of cross-sectional and, more recently, three-dimensional echocardiography, enables the structural malformations to be visualised virtually non-invasively. Without a thorough understanding of the arrangement of cardiac structures, interpretation of these images can be very frustrating, not to mention having to cope with difficult terminology. Contrary to popular belief, however, the reader does not require any knowledge of cardiac embryology in order to understand the morphology of a malformed heart.This book takes the reader through the subject in a straightforward fashion, beginning with recognition of the normal cardiac chambers, progressing through the process of analysing the layout of the chambers in a sequential way, and then dealing with the more common cardiac defects in turn. Each chapter deals with the anatomical arrangement illustrated with diagrams and complemented with echocardiographic images of the most important cross-sections. The text is succinct, and is accompanied by numerous diagrams and cross-sectional echocardiographic images of the highest quality. The most common defects are described chapter by chapter, emphasising the salient anatomical features.

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Book SynopsisThis new and comprehensively revised third edition of Practical Interventional Cardiology, led by an eminent UK Cardiologist and supported by contributing authors from around the world, discusses the different interventional procedures by context and addresses current guidelines and ongoing trials, including European experience with non-FDA approved devices. It represents an extended practical reference for the Interventional Cardiologist, Fellows in training, catheter laboratory Nursing and Technical staff as well as the non-invasive Cardiologist and General Physician. Rather than providing detailed and exhaustive reviews a criticism of many Interventional Cardiology texts the purpose of this book is to present practical information regarding Interventional procedures and important topics in Cardiology. An emphasis on clarity, clinical relevance and up-to-date information has been favoured as well as discussion of points of controversy so frequently overlooked.Table of ContentsCoronary Artery Disease. Structural Heart Disease. Electrophysiology. Miscellaneous Topics.

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Book Synopsis Kaplan. Hipertensión clínica , escrito por dos de los especialistas más prominentes en la materia, se ha convertido en un best-seller de cabecera para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la hipertensión arterial en cualquiera de sus aristas.Esta 11.ª edición atiende dos de los principales avances en el mundo de la hipertensión que surgieron a partir de la 10.ª edición: tratamientos basados en dispositivos, y directrices y recomendaciones.Como en ediciones anteriores, los objetivos siguen siendo mantener un mayor enfoque en la hipertensión primaria como problema de mayor prevalencia, cubrir todos los diferentes tipos de hipertensión secundaria, incluir el mayor número de información y evidencia, y proporcionar fundamentos fisiopatológicos suficientes para sostener un juicio clínico sólido.Características Principales: Énfasis principal en la hipertensión primaria como forma más prevalente y de mayor relevancia clínica y epidemiológica. Cubre todas las formas de hipertensión secundaria , e incluye referencias útiles en aquellas que se tratan de forma superficial. Abordaje adicional en tópicos que han adquirido mayor relevancia , como estimulación de los barorreceptores carotídeos, desnervación renal y aldosteronismo primario. Revisión y actualización de todo el contenido, con la incorporación de información y evidencia reciente. Abundantes diagramas de flujo y algoritmos que ayudan a estandarizar criterios y conducta clínica. Útil apéndice con información para el paciente, dudas frecuentes y recomendaciones básicas. Contenido exclusivo en SolutionSite.

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Book SynopsisElectrophysiology studies test the electrical activity of the heart to determine the source of an arrhythmia. This book is a comprehensive guide to cardiac electrophysiology providing a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of arrhythmias and therapeutic interventions used in their treatment. Beginning with an introduction to cardiac electrophysiology and the fundamentals of cardiac anatomy, imaging, mapping and ablation, the following sections cover the diagnosis and management of different types of arrhythmia. The final section discusses miscellaneous topics including entrainment, provocative drug testing in the electrophysiology lab, and catheter ablation in children. The book is highly illustrated with nearly 300 images and tables and each chapter concludes with a summary highlighting the main points of the topic and offers suggestions for further reading. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias Provides thorough overview of cardiac anatomy, imaging, mapping and ablation Includes other topics such as provocative drug testing and catheter ablation in children Highly illustrated with nearly 300 images and tables Table of ContentsSection A: Introduction and Basics of Cardiac Electrophysiology Electrophysiology Study: Indications, Hardware and Set-up, Catheter Placement Electrophysiology Study—Technical Details, Electrograms, Noise and Filtering Measurements of Basic Intervals, Refractory Periods and Programmed Electrical Stimulation Sinus Node Function Evaluation and Abnormalities Atrioventricular Conduction and Block Section B: Fundamentals of Cardiac Anatomy, Imaging, Mapping and Ablation Cardiac Anatomy for Electrophysiologists Imaging in Cardiac Electrophysiology Conventional Mapping Techniques—Fundamentals Three-dimensional Mapping of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Techniques, Principles and Application Radiofrequency Ablation—Principles and Biophysics Non-Radiofrequency Sources of Ablation Section C: Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias—AV Node-depedent Tachycardias Basic Supraventricular Tachycardia Study—Approach Supraventricular Tachycardias: Baseline Features during Sinus Rhythm and Tachycardia Ventricular Pacing Maneuvers for Diagnosis of Supraventricular Tachycardia Supraventricular Tachycardia: Atrial Pacing Maneuvers Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: Classification, Electrophysiological Features, and Ablation Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Atrioventricular Accessory Pathway-related Arrhythmias: Localization, Mapping and Ablation Mahaim Fiber Accessory Pathways and Other Variants of Preexcitation Junctional Tachycardia Section D: Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias— Atrial Tachycardia, Flutter and Fibrillation Focal Atrial Tachycardia and its Differentiation from Macroreentrant Atrial Tachycardia Atrial Flutter: Classification, Mechanisms and Management Atrial Fibrillation—Classification and Mechanisms of Initiation and Maintenance AF Ablation: Pulmonary Vein Isolation Techniques, Strategies and Principles Atrial Fibrillation Ablation–Substrate Modification and Other Strategies AV Junction Ablation for Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Clinical Studies, Efficacy and Complications Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease and Post Cardiac Surgery Section E: Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Introduction to Ventricular Arrhythmias—Premature beats, Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, and Fibrillation Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Mechanisms and Etiology Ventricular Tachycardia in Ischemic and Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy— Reentrant Circuits, Mapping Techniques and Ablation Strategies Ventricular Tachycardia in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy Ventricular Tachycardia in Specific Cardiomyopathies - Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis Idiopathic Left Ventricular Tachycardia Idiopathic Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia from the Mitral Annulus, Papillary Muscles and Other Sites Bundle Branch Reentry: Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Management J Wave Syndromes Early Repolarization Syndrome and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation—Mechanisms and Management Strategies Ventricular Arrhythmia Storm—Etiology, Mechanisms and Management Section F: Miscellaneous Entrainment: Principles and Clinical Applications Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia: An Electrophysiologic Approach Provocative Drug Testing in the Electrophysiology Lab Catheter Ablation in Children Epicardial Ablation: Techniques and Applications

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Book SynopsisWhile there are many excellent pacing and defibrillation books, they are nearly all written by physicians for physicians. The second edition of the successful The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Pacing has been thoroughly updated, reflecting the new challenges, issues, and devices that clinicians deal with. Written specifically for non-cardiologists in a lively, intelligent and easy to follow style, it emphasizes real-life clinical practice and practical tips, including illustrations from actual clinical settings. Each chapter concludes with a checklist of key points from each subject (Nuts and Bolts). New features to the second edition include: updated terminology and images reflecting new software developments information on new innovations and advanced features, such as ventricular intrinsic preference and AF suppression new features on the automatic atrial capture test and follow-up features new chapter covering clinical studies on the pTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1 The healthy heart. 2 The conduction system. 3 Indications for pacing. 4 The history of pacing. 5 Implantable device codes. 6 Pacemaker technology. 7 Lead technology. 8 Implant techniques. 9 Single-chamber pacing. 10 Dual-chamber pacing. 11 Basic paced ECG interpretation. 12 Rate-responsive pacing. 13 Special features. 14 Systematic follow-up. 15 Troubleshooting and diagnostics. 16 Advanced features. 17 Clinical trials on pacing. Appendix: A short guide to systematic pacemaker. follow-up. Glossary. Index

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Book SynopsisExhaustive in its scope, this book provides a comprehensive study of the natural and modified history of congenital heart disease. Focusing particularly on the discussion of fetal and post--natal outcomes, the contributors seek to place developments in historical perspective.Table of Contents1. Historical Overview: A Brief Narrative of the Modern Era of Congenital Heart Disease. Robert M. Freedom. 2. The Prevalence of Congenital Cardiac Lesions. Brian W. McCrindle. 3. Ventricular Septal Defect. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, John G. Coles, and Igor Konstantinov. 4. Atrial Septal Defect. Gruschen R. Veldtman, Robert M. Freedom, and Lee N. Benson. 5. Atrioventricular Septal Defect. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and John G. Coles. 6. Common Arterial Trunk. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 7. Anomalous Origin of One Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 8. Distal Ductal or Ligamental Origin of the Pulmonary Artery. Kalyani R. Trivedi, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 9. The Patent Arterial Duct. Alejandro R. Peirone and Lee N. Benson. 10. Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, Jennifer L. Russell, and A. Azakie. 11A. Ebstein’s Malformation of the Tricuspid Valve. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 11B. Uhl’s Anomaly of the Right Ventricle. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 12. Congenital Abnormalities of the Mitral Valve. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and John G. Coles. 13A. Congenital Pulmonary Stenosis and Isolated Congenital Pulmonary Insufficiency. Robert M. Freedom and Lee N. Benson. 13B. Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Stenosis. Kalyani R. Trivedi and Lee N. Benson. 13C. Pulmonary Artery Sling. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 14A. Congenital Aortic Valve Stenosis or Regurgitation. Henri Justino, Carlos Pedra, Robert M. Freedom, and Lee N. Benson. 14B. Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 14C. Fixed, Short-Segment Subaortic Stenosis. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 15A. Aorto-Cameral Communications. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 15B. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 16. Tetralogy of Fallot. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 17. Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 18. Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia (Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect). Kerstin Amark, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 19A. The Divided Right Ventricle. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 19B. Isolated Right Ventricular Hypoplasia. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 20. Aortopulmonary Window. Rajesh Bagtharia, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 21. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Lee N. Benson. 22. Coarctation of the Aorta. Lee N. Benson and Peter R. McLaughlin. 23. Interruption of the Aortic Arch. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 24A. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, John G. Coles, and Igor Konstantinov. 24B. The Scimitar Syndrome or Hypogenetic Right Lung Complex. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 24C. The Divided left Atrium (Cor Triatriatum). Anne I. Dipchand, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 24D. Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 24E. Congenital Stenosis of the Individual Pulmonary Veins. Robert M. Freedom, Ian Adatia, John G. Coles, and Igor Konstantinov. 25A. Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries: History of Palliation and Atrial Repair. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 25B. Transposition of the Great Arteries: Arterial Repair. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Jooon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 25C. The Rastelli and Other Procedures for Complex Transposition of the Great Arteries. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 26A. Conditions with Double Discordance (Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries). Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 26B. Isolated Atrioventricular Discordance. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 27. Anatomically Corrected Malposition of the Great Arteries. Robert M. Freedom. 28. Double-Outlet Ventricle. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 29. Tricuspid Atresia. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 30. Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and Umesh Dyamenahalli. 31. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 32. Double-Inlet Ventricle. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 33. The Syndrome of Isomeric Right Atrial Appendages and Visceroatrial Heterotaxy, Often Associated with Congenital Asplenia. Aijaz Hashmi, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 34. The Syndrome of Isomeric Left Atrial Appendages and Visceroatrial Heterotaxy, Often Associated with Polysplenia. Thomas Gilljam, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 35. The Cavopulmonary Shunt. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 36. The Fontan-Kreutzer Procedure. Robert M. Freedom, Shi-Joon Yoo, and William G. Williams. 37. Complications of the Fontan Procedure. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 38. Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula. Robert M. Freedom. 39. Cardiac Diverticulum and Aneurysm. Robert M. Freedom. 40. Cardiac Tumors. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 41A. Conjoined Twins. Robert M. Freedom. 41B. Ectopia Cordis. Robert M. Freedom. 41C. Idiopathic Arterial Calcification of Infancy. Robert M. Freedom. 41D. Persistent Fifth Aortic Arch. Alejandro R. Peirone, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 41E. Supero-Inferior Ventricles and Hearts with Twisted Atrioventricular Connections. Alejandro R. Peirone, Robert M. Freedom, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 41F. Kartagener’s Syndrome. Robert M. Freedom. 41G. Myocardial Non-Compaction. Rachel M. Wald, Robert M. Freedom, Donald Perrin, and Shi-Joon Yoo. 41H. Systemic Venous Anomalies Including Divided Right Atrium. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 41I. Isolation of the Subclavian, Innominate, or Left Common Carotid Artery. Robert M. Freedom and Shi-Joon Yoo. 42. Pulmonary Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduits. William G. Williams and David A. Ashburn. 43. Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease. Ian Adatia. 44. Pulmonary Vascular Disease. Ian Adatia. 45. Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Ventricular Assist for Congenital Heart Disease. Desmond Bohn and Ian Adatia. 46. Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Kyong-Jin Lee and Thomas Yeh Jr. 47. Heart Transplantation. Anne I. Dipchand. 48. Congenital Heart Block. Robert M. Hamilton, Earl D. Silverman, Gil J. Gross, and Joel A. Kirsh. 49. Long QT Syndrome. Rejane F. Dillenburg, Joel A. Kirsh, Gil J. Gross, and Robert M. Hamilton. 50. Supraventricular Arrhythmias. Robert M. Hamilton, Joel A. Kirsh, and Gil J. Gross. 51. Ventricular Tachycardia. Gil J. Gross, Wei Zhu, Christine Chiu, Robert M. Hamilton, and Joel A. Kirsh. 52. Epilogue. Professor Jane Somerville

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides in depth learning for nurses specialising in caring for patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease and inherited cardiovascular conditions.Table of ContentsSection 1 - The Centrality of Nursing within Cardiovascular Care 1: Guy De Backer, Ian Graham, María Teresa Lira, Laura Hayman, and Izabella Uchmanowicz: The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease 2: Maria Teresa Lira, Ercole Vellone, Donna Fitzsimons, Lisa Dullagan, and Julie Sanders: Delivering high quality cardiovascular care 3: Lis Neubeck, Jenni Jones, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Sue Koob, Catriona Jennings, Maria Teresa Lira, Shirley Ingram, and Donna Fitzsimons: Key considerations for continuing professional development and specialisation 4: Geraldine Lee, Gabrielle McKee, Andrea Protopapas, and Ian D Jones: Anatomy and Physiology of the Healthy Heart Section 2 - Holistic Nursing Care: Assessment, Intervention and Evaluation 5: Diane L. Carroll, Howard T Blanchard, Eleni Kletsiou, Felicity Astin, Alison Woolley, Jo Tillman, Ricardo Leal, Rosie Cervera-Jackson, and Ekaterini Lambrinou: Nursing assessment and care planning in the context of cardiovascular care 6: Valentino Oriolo, Margaret Cupples, Neil Angus, Susan Connolly, and Felicity Astin: Care of the patient with Coronary Heart Disease 7: Gerry Lee, Nina Fålun, Neil Angus, Jeroen Hendriks, Tone Norekval, and Donna Fitzsimons: Care of the patient with cardiac arrhythmias 8: Tone M Norekvål, Britt Borregaard, Tina B Hansen, Trine B Rasmussen, and Sandra B Lauck: Care of the patient with valvular heart disease 9: Jodie Ingles, Tootie Bueser, Pascal McKeown, Philip Moons, and Donna Fitzsimons: Care of the patient with inherited cardiac conditions and congenital diseases 10: Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Stromberg, Ekaterini Lambrinou, Andreas Protopapas, Loreena Hill, Ana Ljubas and David R Thompson: Care of the patient with heart failure 11: Catriona Jennings, Kathy Berra, Laura Hayman, Irene Gibson, Jennifer Jones, Alison Atrey, David R Thompson, Chantal F Ski, Mary Kerins, Tara Conboy, Lis Neubeck, Robyn Gallagher, and Sue Koob: Cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation 12: Jan Keenan, Rani Khatib, Gabrielle McKee, Todd Ruppar and Franki Wilson: Pharmacology for Cardiovascular Nurses Section 3 - Professional Considerations for Nurses Working in Cardiovascular Care 13: Felicity Astin, Emma Harris, Lis Neubeck, Robyn Gallagher, and Jennifer Jones: Patient Education and communication 14: David R Thompson, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Jan Keenan, Rani Khatib, Loreena Hill, Ekaterini Lambrinou, Martha Kyriakou, and Lis Neubeck: Addressing the current challenges for the delivery of holistic care 15: David R Thompson, Lis Neubeck, and Robyn Gallagher: Looking forward: the future of cardiovascular care

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