Summary

The definitive manual for treating the full range of heart problems.Summarizing the clinical portions ofHurst's THE HEART, 11/e, this point-of-care tool presents key points of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a succinct, outline format. This new edition has been reorganized for a new consistent format and includes ACC/AHA treatment guidelines integrated throughout as well as quick-reference tables and algorithms.

Author Biography

Dr. O’Rourke is responsible for reorganizing the manual however; all of the editors and many of the contributors play a major role in the preparation.

Robert A. O’Rourke, MD
Charles Conrad Brown Distinguished Professor in
Cardiovascular Disease
University of Texas Health Sciences Center
San Antonio, TX

Valentin Fuster, MD
Director, Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular
Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center New York, NY

R. Wayne Alexander, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Robert Roberts, MD
Executive Director, Baylor Cardiac Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Dept. of Medicine, Section of Cardiology Houston, TX

Spencer B. King, III, MD
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Eric N. Prystowsky, MD
Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana
Consulting Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina

Ira Nash, MD
Associate Director
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

1. The History, Physical Examination and Cardiac Auscultation

2. The Resting Electrocardiogram3. Non-Invasive Testing for Myocardial Ischemia

4. Treatment Considerations in Elderly Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases

5. Diagnosis & Management of Heart Failure

6. Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

7. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

8. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

9. Cardiac Pacemakers

10. Diagnosis & Management of Syncope

11. Sudden Cardiac Death

12. CPR and the Subsequent Management of the Patient

13. Dyslipidemia, Other Risk Factors, And The Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

14. Diagnosis & Management of Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

15. Definition and Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

16. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

17. Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

19. Mehcanical Intervention in Acute MI

20. Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management

21. Pulmonary Hypertension

22. Pulmonary Embolism

23. Aortic Valve Disease

24. Mitral Valve Stenosis

25. Mitral Regurgitation (Including Mitral Valve Prolapse)

26. Tricuspic Valve and Pulmonic Valve Disease

27. Clinical Performance of Prosthetic Heart Disease

28. Antithrombotic Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease

29. Cardiovascular Disease Due to Genetic Abnormalities

30. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

31. Dilated Cardiomyopathies

32. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

33. Restrictive, Obliterated, and Infiltrated Cardiomyopathies

34. Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies-Endocrine Disease and Alcohol

35. The Heart and Non-Cardiac Drugs, Electricity, Poisons, and Radiation

36. Diseases of the Pericardium

37. Infective Endocarditis

38. Perioperative Evaluation Of Patients With Known Or Suspected Cardiovascular Disease Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery

39. Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

40. Adverse Cardiovascular Drug Interactions and Complications

41. Heart Disease and Pregnancy

42. Women and Coronary Artery Disease

43. The Heart and Obesity

44. Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Aorta

45. Neurologic Disease and Neurologic Manifestations of Heart Disease

46. The Non-Surgical Approach to Carotid Disease

47. Diagnosis and Management of Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries and Veins

48. Advances in the Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease

49. Practice Guidelines in Cardiovascular Care

50. Complementary Medicine in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases

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