Manual of Cardiology

Kanu Chatterjee MBBS FRCP (London) FRCP (Edin) FCCP FACC MACPClinical Professor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa; Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA

• Cardiovascular PharmacologyDiureticsVasodilators and Neurohormone ModulatorsPositive Inotropic DrugsAntilipid AgentsAntithrombotic and Antiplatelet Agents DiagnosisHistory and Physical ExaminationPlain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular DiseaseElectrocardiogramECG Exercise TestingThe Left VentricleTransthoracic EchocardiographyStress EchocardiographyTransesophageal EchocardiographyCardiovascular Nuclear Medicine—Nuclear CardiologyCardiac Computed TomographyCardiovascular Magnetic Resonance ImagingMolecular Imaging of Vascular DiseaseCardiac Hemodynamics and Coronary PhysiologyCardiac BiopsyCoronary Angiography and Catheter-based Coronary Intervention ElectrophysiologyArrhythmia MechanismsAntiarrhythmic DrugsSyncopeAtrial FibrillationSupraventricular TachycardiaClinical Spectrum of Ventricular TachycardiaBradycardia and Heart BlockArrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/CardiomyopathyLong QT, Short QT and Brugada SyndromesCardiac Resynchronization TherapyAmbulatory Electrocardiographic MonitoringCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationRisk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death Coronary Heart DiseasesCoronary Heart Disease Risk FactorsAcute Coronary Syndrome (Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction)Diagnosis and Early Treatment Acute Coronary Syndrome II (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Post Myocardial Infarction):Complications and CareManagement of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Stable AnginaCardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary SyndromesAcute Right Ventricular Infarction 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 Vascular DiseasesEvaluation and Management of the Patient with Essential HypertensionPeripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseAortic Dissection and AneurysmAutonomic Dysfunction and the Cardiovascular System Heart FailureHeart Failure: DiagnosisSystolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction)Diastolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction)Cardiorenal Syndrome: The Interplay between Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Congestive Heart FailureAcute Heart Failure SyndromesCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Training in Heart FailureAdvanced Cardiac Therapies forEnd Stage Heart Failure: Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Myocardial and Pericardial DiseasesHypertrophic CardiomyopathyDilated CardiomyopathyRestrictive and Obliterative CardiomyopathiesSpecific CardiomyopathiesPericardial DiseaseRadiation-induced Heart Disease Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Adult Congenital Heart DiseasePulmonary Arterial HypertensionCongenital Heart Disease in the Adult Patient Secondary Disorders of the HeartAlcohol and ArrhythmiaInsulin-resistance and CardiomyopathyCardiac Complications of Substance AbuseHIV/AIDS and Cardiovascular DiseaseSystemic Autoimmune Diseases and the HeartNeurogenic and Stress CardiomyopathyKidney and the HeartEndocrine Heart DiseaseVenous Thromboembolism and Cor Pulmonale Relevant Issues in Clinical CardiologyNoncardiac Surgery in Cardiac PatientsGender and Cardiovascular DiseaseOverview of the Athlete’s HeartCardiovascular Aging Preventive Strategies for Other Cardiovascular DiseasesPrevention of Heart FailureStroke: Prevention and TreatmentRheumatic Fever Evolving ConceptsPreventing Errors in Cardiovascular MedicineIntegrative Cardiology: The Use of Complementary Therapies and Beyond