Table of Contents

PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY: Atherosclerotic Biology & Epidemiology of Disease / Diet & Nutrition / Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome / Diabetes / Lipid Disorders / Exercise & Physical Activity / Hypertension: Context & Management / Smoking / Estrogen, Female Gender & Heart Disease / Ethanol & the Heart / Other Risk Factors for CAD / Behavioral Cardiology / Cardiac Rehab & Secondary Prevention / An Integrated Approach to Risk Factor Modification CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY: History / Physical Examination / Chronic Stable Coronary Disease / Unstable Angina: Ischemic Syndromes / Acute MI: Early Diagnosis & Management / Acute MI: Complications / Post-MI Management / Mitral Valve Disease / Aortic Valve Disease / Acquired Tricuspid & Pulmonary Valve Disease / Prosthetic Valve Disease / Infective Endocarditis / Diseases of the Pericardium, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy & Diastolic Dysfunction / Pulmonary Hypertension / Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy / Congenital Heart Disease / The Heart & Pregnancy / Women & Heart Disease / The Elderly & Aging / End of Life Care / The Heart & Other Organ Systems / Endocrine Systems & the Heart / Hematologic Disorders & the Heart / The Heart & Renal System / Cardiac Manifestations of Selected Neurologic Disorders / CV Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases / The Heart & Infectious Diseases / Substance Abuse & the Heart / Athlete's Heart / Cardiac Trauma / Cardiac Tumors / Clinical Pharmacology / Perioperative Anesthetic Considerations in Noncardiac Surgery for Those at High Risk of CV Disease / Medical Economics / Design, Conduct & Interpretation of Quantitative Clinical Evidence / Databases in Cardiology / Quality of Care & Medical Errors CV IMAGING: Principles of Imaging / Plain Film Exam of the Chest / Exercise ECG / Transthoracic Echo / Stress Echo / Doppler Echo / TEE / Nuclear Cardiology / MRI / PET / CT of the Heart ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY & PACING: Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias / Genetics of Arrhythmias / ECG / Ambulatory & Signal-Averaged ECG & T-Wave Alternans / Electrophysiologic Testing / Bradycardias: Sinus Nodal Dysfunction & AV Conduction Disturbances / Atrial Fibrillation / Atrial Flutter / AV Nodal Dependent Tachycardias & Pre-Excitation / Ventricular Tachycardia / Sudden Cardiac Death & ICDs / Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: Impact of Inherited CV Disease / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease / Syncope / Antiarrhythmic Drugs / Catheter Ablation Therapy for Arrhythmias / Cardiac Pacemakers / Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony & Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY & SURGICAL TECHNIQUES: Coronary Angiography / Cardiac Cath & Hemodynamic Assessment / Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Percutaneous Cardiac Procedures / Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery / Approaches to the Patient With Prior Bypass Surgery / Percutaneous Valve Intervention / Catheter Interventions in Congenital Heart Disease HEART FAILURE & TRANSPLANTATION: Global Pandemic of Heart Failure / Pathophysiology of Heart Failure Clinical Syndrome / Acute Heart Failure / Chronic Heart Failure Management / Diagnosis & Medical Treatment of Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies / Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies / Cardiac Transplantation & Mechanical Circulatory Support / Surgical Approaches for Heart Failure / Prevention of Heart Failure MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY: General Techniques in Molecular Cardiology / Molecular Genetics / Genetics Factors in Atherosclerosis / Genetic Studies of Myocardial & Vascular Disease / Gene Therapy / Myocyte Structure & Function / Signal Transduction Pathways of the Heart / Molecular Basis of Heart Development / Stem Cells Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease VASCULAR BIOLOGY & MEDICINE: Biology of Restenosis / Therapeutic Angiogenesis / Diseases of the Pulmonary Vasculature / Diseases of the Aorta / Noninvasive Assessment of Vascular Disease / Cerebrovascular Disease / Diseases of Peripheral Vessels / Renal Artery Disease / Venous Thromboembolism

Reviews

Doody's Book Review Service, Christopher J. White, MD, Ochsner Clinic Foundation -- "This book is needed due to the rapidly changing dynamic of the field and it meets its objectives as it provides a thorough review of all aspects of cardiovascular medicine...Due to the rapidly changing field of cardiovascular medicine, this book is a needed update. Each chapter is written by recognized authorities in the field. It compares very favorably with other references in the field."-Doody's Book Review Service (Weighted Numerical Score: 92; 4 Stars)