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Book SynopsisWritten, reviewed, and edited in a collaborative effort by cardiology fellows and faculty of one of the most prestigious academic centers in the country, this concise volume gives cardiology fellows the book they have long needed.
Trade Review“Practical and easily accessible at the time of decision making, the book relays important concepts through concise and to-the-point pearls and by utilizing algorithm charts and illustrations.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 15 October 2014)
"This is a very good source of general information about current cardiovascular practice on a basic level. It is easy to read and follow with a special focus on contemporary guidelines and practices. What makes this book attractive is that it is easy to read." (Doody's, 27 January 2012)
"An accurately titled short reference work, this book is leading out in seven sections of 29 chapters dealing with prevention, clinical aspects of a heart attack, heart failure, valvular disease and vascular disease, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, cardiovascular disease in special population and specialised testing and therapeutics." (British Journal of Cardiology, 2011)
Table of ContentsContributors, viii
List of Abbreviations, xi
Foreword, xv
Section I Preventive Cardiology.
Chapter 1 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, 3
Maulik Shah and Reza Ardehali
Chapter 2 Dyslipidemia, 11
Karim Sallam and Reza Ardehali
Chapter 3 Hypertension, 21
Christopher Woods and Richard Lafayette
Section II Coronary Artery Disease.
Chapter 4 Stable Angina, 35
Joshua Lehrer and William F. Fearon
Chapter 5 Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 43
Joshua Lehrer and David P. Lee
Chapter 6 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 53
Yen Tibayan
Section III Heart Failure.
Chapter 7 Care of the Cardiomyopathic Patient, 69
Nicholas J. Leeper, Reza Ardehali, and Michael Fowler
Chapter 8 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure, 81
Matthew T. Wheeler and Roham T. Zamanian
Chapter 9 Heart Transplantation, 94
Jesus Almendral, Robert Maranda, and Sharon Hunt
Section IV Valvular and Vascular Disease.
Chapter 10 Valvular Heart Disease, 119
Reza Ardehali and Ingela Schnittger
Chapter 11 Diseases of the Aorta, 139
Michael Ho and David Liang
Chapter 12 Peripheral Vascular Disease, 154
Andrew Wilson, Reza Ardehali, and John Cooke
Section V Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death.
Chapter 13 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter, 165
Marco Perez and Amin Al-Ahmad
Chapter 14 Supraventricular Tachycardia, 177
Marco Perez and Paul Zei
Chapter 15 Ventricular Tachycardia, 194
Jeffrey Hsing and Henry Hsia
Chapter 16 Bradycardia, 204
Jeffrey Hsing and Paul Wang
Chapter 17 Syncope, 212
Farheen Shirazi and Karen Friday
Section VI Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations.
Chapter 18 Congenital Heart Disease, 227
Patrick Yue
Chapter 19 Cardiology Consultation and Management of Perioperative Complications, 239
Azar Mehdizadeh and Stanley G. Rockson
Chapter 20 Management of Pre- and Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients, 248
Mohammad Haghdoost and Ramin Beygui
Section VII Specialized Testing and Therapeutics.
Chapter 21 Adult Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 263
Anurag Gupta and Amin Al-Ahmad
Chapter 22 ECG Interpretation, 272
Marco Perez and Victor F. Froelicher
Chapter 23 Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, 283
Shahriar Heidary and Ingela Schnittger
Chapter 24 Noninvasive Stress Testing, 293
Arvindh Kanagasundram and Victor F. Froelicher
Chapter 25 Cardiac MRI and CT, 303
Chandra Katikireddy and Michael V. McConnell
Chapter 26 Clinical Cardiac Hemodynamics, 326
Shirley Park and Euan Ashley
Chapter 27 Percutaneous Interventions, 340
Aiden O'Loughlin and Alan Yeung
Chapter 28 Pacemakers and ICD Troubleshooting, 360
Marco Perez and Paul Wang
Chapter 29 Introduction to Electrophysiology Studies, 370
Ronald Lo and Henry Hsia
Index, 381
