Univ. of Texas. San Antonio. Pocket-sized companion to Hurst's The Heart, 10th ed, c2001, by Fuster. Previous edition, c1999, was titled Hurst's The Heart: Companion Handbook and authored by R. Wayne Alexander. Includes new chapters on diabetes and the heart, women's cardiac diseases, nonsurgical interventions, and cardiac care and complementary medicine. Softcover.

1. The History, Physical Examination, andCardiac Auscultation

2. The Resting Electrocardiogram

3. Cardiovascular Aging in Health and Therapeutic Considerations with Respect to Cardiovascular Diseases in Older Patients

4. Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure

5. Arrythmias and Conduction Disturbances

6.Antiarrythmic Drugs

7. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

8. Cardiac Pacemakers

9. Diagnosis and Management of Syncope

10. Sudden Cardiac Death

11. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Subsequent Management of the Patient

12. Dyslipidemia and Risk Factors for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

13. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

14. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Unstable Angina

15. Diagnosis and Managment of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

16. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

17. Mechanical Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarction

18. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment

19. Pulmonary Hypertension

20. Pulmonary Embolism

21. Chronic COR Pulmonale

22. Aortic Valve Disease

23. Mitral Valve Disease

24. Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

25. Tricuspid Valve and Pulmonic Valve Disease

26. Clinical Performance of Prosthetic Heart Valves

27. Antithrombotic Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease

28. Cardiovascular Diseases due to Genetic Abnormalities

29. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

30. Dilated Cardiomyopathies

31. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

32. Restrictive, Oblitertative, and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

33. Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies-Endocrine Disease and Alcohol

34. The Heart and Noncardiac Drugs, Electricity, Poisons and Radiation

35. Diseases of the Pericardium

36. Infective Endocarditis

37. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients with Known or Suspected Cardiovascular Disease who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery

38. Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

39. Adverse Cardiovascular Drug Interactions and Complications

40. Heart Disease and Pregnancy

41. Women and Coronary Artery Disease

42. Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Aorta

43. Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurologic Manifestations of Heart Disease

44. Diagnosis and Manegement of the Peripheral Arteries and Veins

45. The Heart and Obesity

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