Year Book of Cardiology

by Gersh, Bernard J.

• ISBN13: 9781416057512
• ISBN10: 141605751X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: MOSBY-YEAR BOOK INC

Summary

The Year Book of Cardiology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in cardiology, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics include: coronary angioplasty vs. coronary bypass surgery; cocaine use and the likelihood of nonfatal stroke; clinical reality of coronary prevention guidelines; gene-specific triggers for arrhythmias. The Year Book of Cardiology publishes annually in August.

Table of Contents

Journals Represented	p. ix
Hypertension
Introduction	p. 1
Blood Pressure Measurement or Epidemiology	p. 3
Clinical Trials	p. 22
Guidelines and Overviews	p. 77
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk	p. 98
Miscellaneous	p. 104
Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease
Tetralogy of Fallot	p. 117
Transposition of the Great Arteries	p. 127
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	p. 135
Fontan Operation	p. 142
Pulmonary Atresia/Intact Ventricular Septum	p. 154
Coarctation, Interrupted Arch	p. 158
Atrial Septal Defect/Ventricular Septal Defect	p. 161
Aortic Valve Disorders	p. 165
Interventional Catheterization	p. 171
Surgical Therapy	p. 177
Follow-up and Outcomes Studies	p. 189
Medical Therapy	p. 192
Arrythmia/Conduction/Electrophysiology	p. 193
Miscellaneous	p. 200
Cardiac Surgery
Valve Disease	p. 207
Aortic Disease	p. 211
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 229
Transplantation/Ventricular Assist Devices	p. 246
Miscellaneous	p. 247
Coronary Heart Disease
Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	p. 259
Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes	p. 274
Chronic Coronary Artery Disease	p. 277
Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	p. 284
Clinical Pharmacology	p. 310
Epidemiology	p. 321
Psychosocial and Economic Issues	p. 343
Pathophysiology	p. 344
Miscellaneous	p. 350
Non-Coronary Heart Disease in Adults
Heart Failure	p. 361
Pathogenesis and Prognosis	p. 403
Congestive Heart Failure Therapy and Technology	p. 408
Valvular Heart Disease and Infective Endocarditis	p. 415
Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy	p. 438
Miscellaneous	p. 446
Cardiac Arrhythmias, Conduction Disturbances and Electrophysiology
Atrial Fibrillation	p. 473
Atrial Flutter	p. 514
Devices	p. 515
Miscellaneous	p. 522
Sudden Cardiac Death	p. 524
Article Index	p. 527
Author Index	p. 543
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