Manual of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy

by Alpert, Joseph S.; Ewy, Gordon A.

• ISBN13: 9780781728034
• ISBN10: 0781728037
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-21
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fifth Edition, this manual is a practical quick-reference guide to the immediate and long-term evaluation and management of cardiovascular disease. In an easy-to-scan outline format, the book describes current strategies for diagnosis and medical and surgical management of all cardiovascular disorders. Numerous tables provide rapid access to essential information. This edition is a major revision with a distinguished new co-author, Gordon A. Ewy, MD. Sections on coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, and lipids have been completely reworked and chapters on therapy and cardiopulmonary resuscitation have been rewritten. This edition also includes more tables and drawings.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System	3	(20)
Noninvasive Examination of the Heart	23	(8)
Arrhythmias	31	(33)
Heart Failure	64	(26)
Pulmonary Edema	90	(11)
Shock	101	(16)
Syncope	117	(11)
Sudden Cardiac Death and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	128	(10)
Hemodynamic Monitoring	138	(5)
Exercise and the Cardiovascular System	143	(11)
Psychological Aspects of Heart Disease	154	(13)
II. SPECIFIC DISORDERS
Hypertension	167	(22)
Hypertensive Crisis	189	(11)
Hyperlipidemia	200	(4)
Ischemic Heart Disease	204	(34)
Valvular Heart Disease	238	(35)
Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult	273	(20)
Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis, and Rheumatic Fever	293	(21)
Pericardial Disease	314	(12)
Infectious Endocarditis	326	(8)
Cardiac Tumors	334	(5)
Pulmonary Embolism	339	(9)
Cor Pulmonale	348	(6)
Heart Block and Sick Sinus Syndrome	354	(6)
Cardiac Trauma	360	(6)
Pregnancy and Heart Disease	366	(6)
Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease	372	(6)
Diseases of the Aorta	378	(10)
Peripheral Vascular Disease	388	(10)
Central Nervous System Involvement in Cardiovascular Disease	398	(7)
Subject Index	405