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. With minimal coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and mechanism of disease,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. - A concise, easy to use, and comprehensive manual of cardiology for all those in training and all those in practice - Written, reviewed, and edited in a collaborative effort by cardiology fellows and faculty of one of the most prestigious academic centers - Focuses on a practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders - Easily-accessible content at the time of decision making helps to optimize superb patient care - Includes American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines as the management approach to specific disorders Table of Contents Section I. Preventive Cardiology. Chapter 1. Screening and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Maulik Shah and Stephen). Chapter 2. Hyperlipidemia (Karim Salam and Reza Ardehali). Chapter 3. Hypertension (Christopher Woods., Ph.D and Richard Lafayette). SECTION II. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. Chapter 4. Stable Angina (Joshua Lehrer and William Fearon). Chapter 5. Unstable Angina and Non–ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Joshua Lehrer and David P. Lee). Chapter 6. ST–Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Yen Ho. and Alan Yeung). SECTION III. HEART FAILURE. Chapter 7. Care of the Cardiomyopathic Patient (Nicholas Leeper, Reza Ardehali and Michael Fowler). Chapter 8. Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure (Mathew Wheeler and Roham Zamanian). Chapter 9. Heart Transplant (Jesus Almendral, Robert Maranda and Sharon Hunt). SECTION IV. VALVULAR AND VASCULAR DISEASE. Chapter 10. Valvular Heart Disease (Reza Ardehali and Ingela Schnittger). Chapter 11. Disease of the Aorta (Micheal Ho and David Liang). Chapter 12. Peripheral vascular Disease (Andrew Wilson, Reza Ardehali and John Cooke). SECTION V. ARRHYTHMIAS AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. Chapter 13. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (Marco Perez and Amin Al–Ahmad). Chapter 14. Supraventricular Tachycardia (Marco Perez and Paul Zei). Chapter 15. Ventricular Tachycardia (Jeffrey Hsing and Henry Hsia). Chapter 16. Bradycardia (Jeffrey Hsing and Paul Wand). Chapter 17. Syncope (Farheen Shirazi and Karen Friday). SECTION VI. CARDIOVACULAR DISEASE IN SPECIAL POPULATION. Chapter 18. Congenital Heart Disease (Patrick Yue). Chapter 19. Cardiology Consult and Management of Peri–Operative Complications (Azar Mehdizadeh and Stanley Rockson). Chapter 20. Management of Pre– and Post–Cardiac Surgery Patients (Mohammad Haghdoost and Ramin Beygui). SECTION VII. SPECIALIZED TESTING AND THERAPEUTICS. Chapter 21. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (Anurang Gupta and Amin Al–Ahmad). Chapter 22. EKG Interpretation (Marco Perez and Victor Froelicher). Chapter 23. Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography (Shahriar Heidary and Ingela Schnittegr). Chapter 24. Noninvasive Stress Testing (Arvindh Kanagasundram , Victor Froelicher). Chapter 25. Imaging Technology in Cardiovascular Medicine (Chandra Katikireddy and Michael McConnel). Chapter 26. Hemodynamic Monitoring (Shirley Park and Euan Ashley). Chapter 27. Percutaneous Interventions (Aiden O′Loughlin and Alan Yeung). Chapter 28. Pacemaker and Device Troubleshooting (Marco Perezand Paul Wand, Ph.D). Chapter 29. Basics of Electrophysiology Study and Ablation (Ronald Lo and Henry Hsia).