A Practical Approach to Cardiovascular Medicine

Written, 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. Keeping coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and mechanism of disease to a minimum, the authors focus on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders. 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.

Written, 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. Keeping coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and mechanism of disease to a minimum, the authors focus on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders. 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.

Contributors, viiiList of Abbreviations, xiForeword, xvSection I Preventive Cardiology.Chapter 1 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, 3Maulik Shah and Reza ArdehaliChapter 2 Dyslipidemia, 11Karim Sallam and Reza ArdehaliChapter 3 Hypertension, 21Christopher Woods and Richard LafayetteSection II Coronary Artery Disease.Chapter 4 Stable Angina, 35Joshua Lehrer and William F. FearonChapter 5 Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation MyocardialInfarction, 43Joshua Lehrer and David P. LeeChapter 6 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 53Yen TibayanSection III Heart Failure.Chapter 7 Care of the Cardiomyopathic Patient, 69Nicholas J. Leeper, Reza Ardehali, and Michael FowlerChapter 8 Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure81Matthew T. Wheeler and Roham T. ZamanianChapter 9 Heart Transplantation, 94Jesus Almendral, Robert Maranda, and Sharon HuntSection IV Valvular and Vascular Disease.Chapter 10 Valvular Heart Disease, 119Reza Ardehali and Ingela SchnittgerChapter 11 Diseases of the Aorta, 139Michael Ho and David LiangChapter 12 Peripheral Vascular Disease, 154Andrew Wilson, Reza Ardehali, and John CookeSection V Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death.Chapter 13 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter, 165Marco Perez and Amin Al-AhmadChapter 14 Supraventricular Tachycardia, 177Marco Perez and Paul ZeiChapter 15 Ventricular Tachycardia, 194Jeffrey Hsing and Henry HsiaChapter 16 Bradycardia, 204Jeffrey Hsing and Paul WangChapter 17 Syncope, 212Farheen Shirazi and Karen FridaySection VI Cardiovascular Disease in SpecialPopulations.Chapter 18 Congenital Heart Disease, 227Patrick YueChapter 19 Cardiology Consultation and Management ofPerioperative Complications, 239Azar Mehdizadeh and Stanley G. RocksonChapter 20 Management of Pre- and Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients248Mohammad Haghdoost and Ramin BeyguiSection VII Specialized Testing and Therapeutics.Chapter 21 Adult Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 263Anurag Gupta and Amin Al-AhmadChapter 22 ECG Interpretation, 272Marco Perez and Victor F. FroelicherChapter 23 Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography283Shahriar Heidary and Ingela SchnittgerChapter 24 Noninvasive Stress Testing, 293Arvindh Kanagasundram and Victor F. FroelicherChapter 25 Cardiac MRI and CT, 303Chandra Katikireddy and Michael V. McConnellChapter 26 Clinical Cardiac Hemodynamics, 326Shirley Park and Euan AshleyChapter 27 Percutaneous Interventions, 340Aiden O'Loughlin and Alan YeungChapter 28 Pacemakers and ICD Troubleshooting, 360Marco Perez and Paul WangChapter 29 Introduction to Electrophysiology Studies, 370Ronald Lo and Henry HsiaIndex, 381