Authored by members of the American Heart Association's Clinical Cardiology Council, The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult, Third Edition is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems. It covers more than 170 problems, diseases, syndromes, and chief complaints in the popular, easy-to-read, two-page 5-Minute Consult format, which includes basic information, diagnosis, treatment, medication, follow-up, ICD-9 codes and patient teaching information. This thoroughly updated edition includes additional hypertension topics and updated references. This edition will also be online at 5-Minute Consult.com and will be available for mobile devices.

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