Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Preface v
Contributing Authors ix
Acromegaly and the Heart 2
Acute Coronary Syndrome(s) 4
Adenosine 6
Aging Heart 8
AICDs 10
AIDS and the Heart 12
Alcohol and the Heart 14
Amyloid Heart Disease 16
Anemia and the Heart 18
Angina with Normal Coronary Arteries 20
Angina, Prinzmetal’s Variant Angina 22
Angina, Stable 24
Angiogenesis 26
Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Heart 28
Anomalous Coronary Arteries 30
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection 32
Anorexia Nervosa and the Heart 34
Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome 36
Aortic Aneurysm 38
Aortic Regurgitation, Adult 40
Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric 42
Aortic Stenosis, Adult 44
Aortic Stenosis, Pediatric 46
Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular 48
Apoptosis 50
Arrhythmias, APBs 52
Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation 54
Arrhythmias, Atrial Flutter 56
Arrhythmias, AVNRT 58
Arrhythmias, Heart Block (1st, 2nd, and
3rd degree) 60
Arrhythmias, Junctional Rhythm 62
Arrhythmias, MAT 64
Arrhythmias, PVCs 66
Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome 68
Arrhythmias, SVT 70
Arrhythmias, Torsade de Pointes Ventricular
Tachycardia 72
Arrhythmias, Ventricular Fibrillation 74
Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia 76
Arrhythmias, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome 78
Arterial Embolism 80
Atherosclerosis 82
Athletic Heart Syndrome 84
Atrial Septal Defect, Secundum 86
Brugada Syndrome 88
Carcinoid Heart Disease 90
Cardiac Neoplasms 92
Cardiac Surgery, Immediate Postoperative
Management 94
Cardiac Surgery, Preoperative Assessment 96
Cardiac Transplantation, Adult 98
Cardiac Transplantation, Pediatric 100
Cardiac Trauma 102
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated or Congestive 104
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 106
Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric 108
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive 112
Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Primary Prevention) 114
Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Secondary
Prevention) 116
Carotid Sinus Syndrome 118
Cerebrovascular Disease 120
Chagas Disease and the Heart 122
Chemotherapy and the Heart 124
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations 126
Clubbing 128
Coarctation of the Aorta 130
Collateral Blood Vessels 132
Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 134
Cor Pulmonale 136
Cor Triatriatum 138
Coronary Arteries from the Opposite Sinus 140
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors 142
Counterpulsation (Aortic) 144
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ContentsCushing Syndrome and the Heart 146
Cytokines and the Heart 148
Dermatomyositis and the Heart 150
Diastolic Ventricular Function 152
Digitalis Toxicity 154
Dyslipidemia 156
Ebstein Disease and Uhl Anomaly 158
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and the Heart 160
Eisenmenger Syndrome 162
Endocardial cushion defects 164
Endocarditis 166
Endothelin 168
Eosinophilic Heart Disease 170
Exercise and the Heart 172
Fabry Disease and the Heart 174
Foramen Ovale 176
Heart Failure, Chronic Systolic (Diagnosis and
Management) 178
Heart Failure, High-Output 180
Heart Rate Variability 182
Hurler Syndrome and the Heart 184
Hypertension Arterial 186
Hypertension, Pulmonary, Primary, and Secondary 188
Hyperthyroid Heart Disease 190
Hypoplastic Left-Heart Syndrome 192
Hypothyroid Heart Disease 194
Hypoxic Heart Syndrome and High-Altitude
Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) 196
Kawasaki disease 198
L Transposition of the Great Arteries 200
Left Ventricular Outflow Obstruction, Nonvalvar 202
Lyme Disease and the Heart 204
Marfan Syndrome 206
Mesenteric Ischemia 208
Metabolic Syndrome 210
Mitral Regurgitation, Adult 212
Mitral Regurgitation, Pediatric 214
Mitral Stenosis 216
Mitral Valve Prolapse 218
Muscular Dystrophy and the Heart 220
Myocardial Infarction 222
Myocarditis 226
Natriuretic Peptides 228
Noonan Syndrome 230
Obesity and the Heart 232
Orthostatic Hypotension 234
Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Heart 236
Paget Disease and the Heart 238
Paradoxical Embolism 240
Patent Ductus Arteriosus 242
Pectus Excavatum 244
Pericardial Tamponade 246
Pericarditis, Acute 248
Pericarditis, Constrictive 250
Perioperative Cardiac Care for Noncardiac
Surgery 252
Peripheral Arterial Disease 254
Pheochromocytoma 256
Pickwickian Syndrome 258
Pregnancy and the Heart 260
Primary Hyperaldosteronism 262
Prolonged QT Syndrome and Proarrhythmias 264
Prosthetic Valves 266
Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum 268
Pulmonary Embolism 270
Pulmonary Regurgitation 272
Pulmonary Stenosis, Adult 274
Pulmonary Stenosis, Pediatric 276
Radiation Heart Disease 278
Raynaud’s Phenomenon 280
Remodeling 282
Renal Artery Stenosis 284
Renal Failure and the Cardiovascular System 286
Rheumatic Fever 288
Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Heart 290
Sarcoidosis and the Heart 292
Scleroderma and the Heart 294
Sepsis and the Heart 296
Sexual Dysfunction and the Heart 298
Sickle Cell Diseases and the Heart 300
Silent Myocardial Ischemia 302
Single Ventricle and Tricuspid Atresia 304
Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 306
Situs Inversus 308
SLE and the Heart 310
Sleep Disturbance and the Heart 312
Steal Syndrome 314
Stem Cells and the Heart 316
Contents
xviiSudden Death 318
Syncope, Adult 320
Syncope, Pediatric 322
Syphilitic Heart Disease 324
Tetralogy of Fallot 326
Thrombophlebitis 328
Transposition of the Great Arteries 330
Tricuspid Regurgitation 334
Tricuspid Stenosis 336
Truncus Arteriosus 338
Turner Syndrome 340
Vascular Anomalies 342
Ventricular Septal Defect 344
Appendix Tables 346
Index 353