Cardiology - An Illustrated Textbook (2 Volume Set)

Barry London MD PhDDirector and Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Director, Abboud Cardiovascular Research Centre, Potter-Lambert Chair of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of American Heart Association(Late) Kanu ChatterjeeClinical Professor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA; Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USADonald HeistadProfessor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA(Late) Richard E KerberProfessor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa, USA

• Section 1 Basic CardiologyCardiac AnatomyCardiac Function in Physiology and PathologyCoronary Circulation in Physiology and PathologySection 2 Cardiovascular PharmacologyDiureticsVasodilators and Neurohormone ModulatorsPositive Inotropic DrugsAntilipid AgentsAntithrombotic and Antiplatelet AgentsSection 3 DiagnosisHistoryPhysical ExaminationPlain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular DiseaseElectrocardiogramECG Exercise TestingThe Left VentricleVentricular Function—Assessment and Clinical ApplicationTransthoracic EchocardiographyStress EchocardiographyTransesophageal EchocardiographyReal Time Three-dimensional EchocardiographyIntravascular Coronary Ultrasound and BeyondCardiovascular Nuclear Medicine— Nuclear CardiologyCardiac Computed TomographyCardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceMolecular Imaging of Vascular DiseaseCardiac Hemodynamics and Coronary PhysiologyCardiac BiopsySwan-Ganz Catheters: Clinical ApplicationsCoronary Angiography and Catheterbased Coronary InterventionSection 4 ElectrophysiologyArrhythmia MechanismsAntiarrhythmic DrugsElectrophysiology StudiesSyncopeAtrial FibrillationSupraventricular TachycardiaClinical Spectrum of Ventricular TachycardiaBradycardia and Heart BlockArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/CardiomyopathyLong QT, Short QT and Brugada SyndromesSurgical and Catheter Ablation of Cardiac ArrhythmiasCardiac Resynchronization TherapyAmbulatory Electrocardiographic MonitoringCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationRisk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac DeathCardiocerebral Resuscitation for Primary Cardiac ArrestCoronary Heart Disease: Risk FactorsChanging Focus in Global Burden of Cardiovascular DiseasesEvaluation of Chest PainAcute Coronary Syndrome I (Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation MyocardialInfarction): Diagnosis and Early TreatmentAcute Coronary Syndrome II (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Post MyocardialInfarction): Complications and CareManagement of Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease and Stable AnginaCardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndromes 949Acute Right Ventricular InfarctionSurgical Therapy in Chronic Coronary Artery DiseaseSection 6 Valvular Heart DiseasesAortic Valve DiseaseMitral Valve DiseaseTricuspid Valve Disease: Evaluation and ManagementCongenital Pulmonic StenosisCatheter-based Treatment of Valvular Heart DiseaseInfective EndocarditisProsthetic Heart ValvesAntithrombotic Therapy in Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines for Valvular Heart DiseasesSection 7 Vascular DiseasesEvaluation and Management of the Patient with Essential HypertensionPeripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseAortic DissectionEndovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and DissectionAutonomic Dysfunction and the Cardiovascular SystemSection 8 Heart FailureHeart Failure: EpidemiologyHeart Failure: DiagnosisSystolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction)Diastolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction)Anemia in Patient with Chronic Heart Failure (Prevalence, Mechanism, Significanceand Treatment)Hyponatremia and Congestive Heart FailureCardiorenal Syndrome: The Interplay between Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Congestive Heart FailureAcute Heart Failure SyndromesCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Training in Heart FailureHibernating MyocardiumAdvanced Cardiac Therapies for End Stage Heart Failure: Cardiac Transplantation andMechanical Circulatory SupportPalliative Medicine and End of Life Care in Heart Failure: Guidelines for Heart FailureSection 9 Myocardial And Pericardial DiseasesHypertrophic CardiomyopathyDilated CardiomyopathyRestrictive and Obliterative CardiomyopathiesAmyloid Heart DiseasePeripartum CardiomyopathyChemotherapy-induced CardiomyopathyPericardial DiseasesRadiation-induced Heart DiseaseChagas DiseaseSection 10 Pulmonary Vascular Disease And Adult Congenital Heart DiseasePulmonary Arterial HypertensionCongenital Heart Disease in the Adult PatientSection 11 Secondary Disorders Of The HeartAlcohol and ArrhythmiaInsulin-resistance and CardiomyopathyCardiac Complications of Substance AbuseHIV/AIDS and Cardiovascular DiseaseSystemic Autoimmune Diseases and the HeartCardiac Neoplastic DiseaseNeurogenic and Stress CardiomyopathyKidney and the HeartEndocrine Heart DiseaseCardiovascular Trauma as seen by the CardiologistVenous Thromboembolism and Cor PulmonaleSection 12 Relevant Issues In Clinical CardiologyNoncardiac Surgery in Cardiac PatientsGender and Cardiovascular DiseaseOverview of the Athlete’s HeartCardiovascular AgingSection 13 Preventive Strategies For Coronary Artery DiseasesPathophysiology of AtherothrombosisDyslipidemiaSmoking and Air PollutionExercise and RehabilitationSection 14 Preventive Strategies For Other Cardiovascular DiseasesPrevention of Heart FailureStroke: Prevention and TreatmentRheumatic FeverSection 15 Evolving ConceptsThe Genomics of Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular PharmacogeneticsPreventing Errors in Cardiovascular MedicineEconomics in Cardiovascular MedicineStem Cell Therapy in CardiologyGene Therapy and AngiogenesisSleep and the HeartIntegrative Cardiology: The use of Complementary Therapies and Beyond