Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd Edition offers user-friendly guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of heart and vascular disease.

The book and DVD package is provides comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cardiovascular medicine from cardiac signs and symptoms and the full range of cardiac imaging techniques through management of peripheral vascular disease and the genetic basis for cardiovascular disease to preventive cardiology.

One of the main features of the book is the consistent chapter organization relevant to modern cardiovascular practice, clear design and engaging text that includes specific features such as tables, lists and treatment boxes that are designed to allow easy access to key information. The reader will have all the guidance to diagnose and manage the full range of cardiovascular conditions in one textbook resource, while also benefiting from access to additional video material from the integral DVD-ROM.

More than 1800 illustrations – including a wealth of color Doppler, nuclear and CT imaging, surgical and pathological images – clarify complex principles and help in the understanding of the subtleties of technique and their application, so that they can be quickly and easily implemented into the reader’s practice.

New to the third edition:

• Expanded coverage of the coronary heart disease syndromes; congestive heart failure; arrhythmias; pacing; sudden death; lipid management (including clinical results), and a completely revised and updated section on noninvasive imaging
• An updated review of the mechanisms, recognition, and treatment of aortic coronary syndromes – plus updates on the results of the most recent clinical trials with antithrombotic interventions
• New chapters to elucidate the uses of invasive and non-invasive cardiac imaging with greater emphasis on the role of cardiac imaging within cardiovascular medicine
• The latest knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for congestive heart failure and its treatment including beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor antagonists, mechanical assist devices and transplantation
• The most current information on current clinical drug trials for the treatment of stable and unstable angina, as well as the latest in arrhythmia development and modern therapy
• The DVD-ROM contains video imagery for selected chapters, the full text of the book plus an interactive heart sounds presentation. This contains over 100 individual heart sounds with correlated videos and imaging and a full narrative

Contents

Section I: Introduction: Cardiac Signs and Symptoms, and Selected Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods

1. Anatomy of the Heart
2. The History and Physical Examination
3. Electrocardiography
4. Chest X-Ray
5. Introduction to Echocardiography
6. Nuclear Cardiology
7. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
8. Computed Tomographic Cardiovascular Imaging

Section II: Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult

9. Normal and Abnormal Anatomy
10. Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease
11. Echocardiography in the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
12. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult: Interventional Therapy
13. Surgical Treatment

Section II: Valvular Heart Disease

14. Valvular Heart Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities
15. Aortic Valve Disease
16. Pulmonary and Tricuspid Valve Disease
17. Mitral Valve Diseases
18. Rheumatic Fever
19. Infective Endocarditis
20. The Assessment and Therapy of Valvular Heart Disease in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
21. Echocardiographic Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease
22. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Valvular Disease
23. Balloon Dilatation of the Cardiac Valves
24. Valvular Heart Disease: Surgical Treatment

Section IV: Coronary Artery Disease

25. Coronary Artery Disease: Pathologic Anatomy and Pathogenesis
26. Inflammation, C-Reactive Protein, and Vulnerable Plaques
27. A. Atherosclerotic Vulnerable Plaques: Pathophysiology, Detection, and Treatment
    B. Biomarkers of Infl ammation as Surrogate Markers in Detection of Vulnerable Plaques and Vulnerable Patients
28. Global Differences in Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 Philip A. Poole-Wilson
29. Coronary Artery Disease: Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
30. Coronary Heart Disease Syndromes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Recognition
31. Silent Ischemia
32. Coronary Disease in Women
33. Exercise Testing
34. Coronary Angiography
35. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease
36. A. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Utilizing Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Techniques
    B. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography
37. A. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Myocardium
    B. Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Evaluation of Vulnerable Plaqu
38. Medical Treatment of Stable Angina
39. Medical Treatment of Unstable Angina, Acute Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, and Coronary Artery Spasm
40. Treatment of Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
41. Kawasaki Disease
42. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Stable Angina
43. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Unstable Coronary Artery Disease
44. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
45. Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents
46. Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
47. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
48. Cardiac Rehabilitation

Section V: Basic Aspects of Myocardial Function, Growth, and Development

49. Cardiac Development: Toward a Molecular Basis for Congenital Heart Disease
50. Fueling the Heart: Multiple Roles for Cardiac Metabolism
51. Cardiac Hypertrophy
52. Regulation of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
53. Pathophysiology and Clinical Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure

Section VI: Myocardial Disease

54. Myocardial Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities
55. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
56. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
57. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
58. Other Cardiomyopathies
59. Myocarditis
60. Evaluation of Myocardial Disease in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
61. Echocardiography in the Evaluation of the Cardiomyopathies
62. Pathophysiology and Clinical Recognition of Heart Failure
63. The Medical Management of Heart Failure
64. Heart Transplantation: Indications, Outcome, and Long-Term Complications
65. Heart Transplantation: Pathogenesis, Immunosuppression, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Rejection
66. Surgical Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure

Section VII: Pericardial Disease

67. Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities
68. Pericardial Disease: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and Treatment

Section VIII: Vascular Disease

69. Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Differentiated Vascular Smooth Muscle
70. Cardiovascular Regulation: Basic Considerations
71. Vascular Remodeling in Health and Disease
72. Vascular Endothelial Cell Function and Thrombosis
73. Atherosclerosis: Pathologic Anatomy and Pathogenesis
74. Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis, Morphology, and Risk Factors
75. Detection of Early Cardiovascular Disease
76. Diseases of the Aorta
77. Aneurysms of the Peripheral Arteries
78. Peripheral Arterial Diseases
79. Venous Disease
80. Angiogenesis
81. Carotid Artery Intervention
82. Endovascular Procedures for the Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease
83. B-Mode Ultrasound: A Noninvasive Method for Assessing Atherosclerosis
84. Intravascular Ultrasound
85. Arterial Compliance
86. Hypertension
87. Shock
88. Autonomic Dysfunction and Hypotension
89. Cerebrovascular Disease/Transient Ischemic Attack

Section IX: Electrical Disturbances of the Heart

90. Sinus Node Dysfunction
91. Supraventricular Tachycardias
92. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
93. Preexcitation
94. Atrioventricular Nodal and Subnodal Conduction Disturbances
95. Transesophageal Echocardiography for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
96. Broad QRS Tachycardias
97. Syncope
98. Sudden Cardiac Death
99. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
100. Cardiac Pacemakers
101. The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
102. Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias
103. Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias

Section X: Cardiac Effects of Systemic Disorders, Pregnancy, Aging, and Environmental Changes

104. Pulmonary Thromboembolism
105. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
106. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
107. Tumors of the Heart
108. Endocrine Disorders and the Heart
109. Connective Tissue Diseases and the Heart
110. Substance Abuse and the Heart
111. Cardiovascular Involvement in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
112. Cardiac Involvement in Skeletal Myopathies and Neuromuscular Disorders
113. Hematologic Disease and Heart Disease
114. Hypercoagulable State
115. Aging and the Cardiovascular System
116. Pregnancy and the Heart

Section XI: Surgery and the Heart

117. Evaluation of Patients for Noncardiac Surgery
118. Anesthesia for Cardiovascular Operations
119. Intraoperative Hemodynamic Monitoring

Section XII: The Genetic Basis for Cardiovascular Disease

120. Classification of Genetic Disorders
121. Inherited Disorders of Connective Tissue
122. Muscular Dystrophies Affecting the Hear
123. Genetic Basis for Cardiac Arrhythmias
124. Genetic Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease

Section XIII: Preventive Cardiology

125. Coronary Risk Factors: An Overview
126. Preventive Cardiology: The Effects of Exercise
127. Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, and Cardiovascular Disease
128. Management of Cholesterol Disorders
129. Cardiovascular Complications of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
130. Gene Therapy
131. Molecular Biology for the Clinician
132. Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiac Diseases
133. Cost-Effectiveness Issues
134. Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease
135. Cardiovascular Disease and Insulin Resistance
136. The Heart and the Kidney

Index

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