Mayo Clinic Cardiology: Concise Textbook

by Murphy; Joseph G.

• ISBN13: 9780849390579
• ISBN10: 0849390575
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-08
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

For busy clinicians, residents, and fellows continually challenged with a rapidly expanding body of cardiology information, this expertly conceived Third Edition of a best-selling textbook provides a contemporary succinct distillation of the current status of cardiovascular knowledge and disease. From specific diseass to particular signs, symptoms, and patient concerns, including pregnancy and heart disease and cardiac emergency, this easily readable textbook guides the reader through all the essential information required to skillfully approach professional examinations and practice state-of-the-art clinical patient care.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Disease	p. 1
Cardiovascular Examination	p. 3
Applied Anatomy of the Heart and Great Vessels	p. 27
Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistics in Cardiology	p. 55
Noncardiac Surgery in Patients With Heart Disease	p. 61
Essential Molecular Biology of Cardiovascular Diseases	p. 73
Medical Ethics	p. 95
Restrictions on Drivers and Aircraft Pilots With Cardiac Disease	p. 103
Noninvasive Imaging	p. 115
Principles of Echocardiography	p. 117
Stress Echocardiography	p. 143
Transesophageal Echocardiography	p. 151
Nuclear Imaging	p. 161
Positron Emission Tomography	p. 173
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 185
Cardiac Radiography	p. 205
Atlas of Radiographs of Congenital Heart Defects	p. 223
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing	p. 231
Stress Test Selection	p. 241
Electrophysiology	p. 247
Electrocardiographic Diagnoses: Criteria and Definitions of Abnormalities	p. 249
Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology	p. 295
Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Electrophysiology	p. 309
Indications for Electrophysiologic Testing	p. 321
Cardiac Channelopathies	p. 335
Pediatric Arrhythmias	p. 345
Atrial Fibrillation: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Evaluation	p. 351
Atrial Fibrillation: Management	p. 363
Atrial Flutter	p. 371
Supraventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 379
Ventricular Tachycardia	p. 389
Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease	p. 405
Arrhythmias During Pregnancy	p. 415
Heritable Cardiomyopathies	p. 425
Syncope: Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 443
Pacemakers	p. 455
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy	p. 467
Technical Aspects of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators	p. 473
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trials and Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death	p. 481
Sudden Cardiac Death	p. 493
Heart Disease in Athletes	p. 507
Atlas of Electrophysiology Tracings	p. 509
Valvular Heart Disease	p. 521
Valvular Stenosis	p. 523
Valvular Regurgitation	p. 535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	p. 549
Carcinoid and Drug-Related Heart Disease	p. 555
Prosthetic Heart Valves	p. 563
Surgery for Cardiac Valve Disease	p. 575
Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Disease	p. 583
Peripheral Vascular Disease	p. 585
Cerebrovascular Disease and Carotid Stenting	p. 595
The Aorta	p. 601
Renovascular Disease and Renal Artery Stenting	p. 613
Pathophysiology of Arterial Thrombosis	p. 625
Treatment and Prevention of Arterial Thrombosis	p. 635
Venous and Lymphatic Disorders	p. 655
Vasculitis	p. 663
Marfan Syndrome	p. 673
Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors	p. 685
Coronary Heart Disease Epidiemology	p. 687
Metabolic Sindrome	p. 695
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis	p. 699
Dyslipidemia and Classical Factors for Atherosclerosis	p. 715
Novel Risk Markers for Atherosclerosis	p. 725
Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease	p. 735
Hypertension	p. 741
Heart Disease in Women	p. 751
Heart Disease in the Elderly	p. 761
Erectile Dysfunction and Heart Disease	p. 767
Myocardial Infarction	p. 771
Cardiac Biomarkers	p. 773
Acute Coronary Syndromes	p. 781
Chronic Stable Angina	p. 795
Right Ventricular Infarction	p. 807
Adjunctive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction	p. 813
Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction	p. 827
Reperfusion Strategy for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Fibrinolysis Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	p. 843
Fibrinolytic Trials in Acute Myocardial Infarction	p. 855
Risk Stratification After Myocardial Infarction	p. 869
Cardiac Rehabilitation	p. 875
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	p. 353
Pericardial Diseases	p. 883
Pulmonary Embolism	p. 913
Pulmonary Hypertension	p. 929
Pregnancy and the Heart	p. 951
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	p. 965
HIV Infection and the Heart	p. 977
Infective Endocarditis	p. 983
Systemic Disease and the Heart	p. 1017
Cardiac Tumors	p. 1027
Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Disease	p. 1035
Cardiovascular Trauma	p. 1043
Acute Brain Injury and the Heart	p. 1049
Noncardiac Anesthesia in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease	p. 1057
Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure	p. 1069
Cardiovascular Reflexes and Hormones	p. 1071
Systolic Heart Function	p. 1077
Diastolic Heart Function	p. 1087
Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Evaluation	p. 1101
Pharmacologic Therapy of Systolic Ventricular Dysfunction and Heart Failure	p. 1113
Myocarditis	p. 1125
Dilated Cardiomyopathy	p. 1139
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy	p. 1145
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	p. 1153
Right Ventricular Failure	p. 1167
Congestive Heart Failure: Surgical Therapy and Permanent Mechanical Support	p. 1173
Cardiac Transplantation	p. 1179
Cardiac Pharmacology	p. 1187
Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics	p. 1189
Antiarrhythmic Drugs	p. 1205
Modulators of the Renin-Angiotensin System	p. 1223
Principles of Diuretic Usage	p. 1231
Digoxin	p. 1233
Principles of Inotropic Drugs	p. 1245
Nitrate Therapies	p. 1249
Calcium Channel Blockers	p. 1253
[beta]-Adrenoceptor Blockers	p. 1265
Antiplatelet Agents	p. 1283
Cardiac Drug Adverse Effects and Interactions	p. 1291
Lipid-Lowering Medications and Lipid-Lowering Clinical Trials	p. 1309
Invasive and Interventional Cardiology	p. 1325
Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease	p. 1327
Coronary Artery Physiology and Intracoronary Ultrasonography	p. 1343
Coronary Anatomy and Angiographic Views	p. 1357
Principles of Interventional Cardiology	p. 1369
High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Interventions	p. 1381
Invasive Hemodynamics	p. 1393
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy	p. 1407
Diagnostic Coronary Angiography and Ventriculography	p. 1413
Catheter Closure of Intracardiac Shunts	p. 1441
Atlas of Hemodynamic Tracings	p. 1451
Endomyocardial Biopsy	p. 1481
Coronary Stents	p. 1489
Cardiac Emergencies	p. 1503
Cardiogenic Shock	p. 1515
Preparing for Cardiology Examinations	p. 1525
Credit Lines	p. 1541
Index	p. 1553
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