Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor Lüscher studied medicine at the University of Zurich and obtained the Swiss Board in internal medicine and cardiology, then trained at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA. In 1993-1996 he was Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Basel, then trained in interventional cardiology at the University of Bern to become Professor of Cardiology in 1996, before nominated as as Professor of Cardiology and Director of the University Heart Center and of the Center for Molecular Cardiology at the University of Zurich. He is now Director of Research, Education & Development and Con-sulting Cardiologist at the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals and Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College and at Kings College in London. Professor Lüscher is an active general and interventional cardiologist with a broad clinical scope and large experience in prevention, coronary and valvular heart disease, percutaneous interventions and heart failure.

• 1: T.F. Lüscher and J.E. Deanfield: Global Cardiovascular Risk2: T.F. Lüscher, F. Beuschlein, and I. Sudano: Arterial Hypertension3: I. Sudano and M. Hermann: Hypertensive Emergency4: T.F. Lüscher and François Mach: Dyslipidemia5: R. Lehmann: Metabolic Syndrome6: R. Lehmann: Diabetes mellitus7: I. Sudano: Smoking cessation8: D. Fäh: Nutrition9: C. Schmied and S. Sharma: Cardiac screening of sportsmen10: T.F. Lüscher: Acute Chest Pain11: O.P. Guttmann, O. Gämperli, and A. Baumbach: Angina Pectoris12: J.-C. Kaski, J. Barton, and H. Al-Rubaye: INOCA (Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries)13: O.P. Guttmann, R. Binder, and A. Baumbach: Acute Coronary Syndromes14: A. Baumbach, O. Gämperli, and R. Binder: Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome15: C. Templin and J. Templin-Ghadri: Tako Tsubo Syndrome16: C. Nienaber and H. Alkadhi: Acute Aortic Syndrome17: C. Nienaber and M. Lachat: Aortic Aneurysm18: M. Roffi and R. Binder: Carotid Stenosis19: A. Luft and T.F. Lüscher: Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke20: N. Cheshire and B. Amann-Vesti: Peripheral Arterial Disease21: B. Amann-Vesti: Raynaud-Phenomen22: B. Amann-Vesti: Peripheral Edema23: B. Amann-Vesti: Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis24: S. Konstantinides: Acute Pulmonary Embolism25: S. Ulrich: Pulmonary Hypertension26: S. Guarguagli and S. Ernst: Atrial Tachycardias and Atrial Flutter27: S. Guarguagli and S. Ernst: Atrial Fibrillation28: B. Reissmann and P. Kirchhoff: Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation29: S. Haldar: Indications for Pacemakers30: J. A. Camm: Indications for ICDs31: S. Haldar: Indications for electrode removal (PM and ICD)32: P. Schwartz and D. Keller: Channelopathies and Sudden Cardiac Death33: T.F. Lüscher and M. Metra: Acute Heart Failure34: J. Cleland and T.F. Lüscher: Chronic Heart Failure35: G. Hindricks and A.S. Shamloo: Cardiac Resynchronisationtherapy36: B. Heidecker, S. Prasad, and U. Eriksson: (Peri-)Myokarditis37: A. Pentazis: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy38: A. Saguner and H. Calkins: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy39: M. Gatzoulis and P. Diller: Grown-Ups with Congenital Heart Disease40: F. Khan and S. Windecker: Aortic Stenosis41: F. Maisano and M. Taramasso: Mitralvalve42: B. Prendergast, R. Büchel, and T.F. Lüscher: Endokarditis43: C. Schmied, T.F. Lüscher, and S. Kristensen: Preoperative Check-up prior to non-cardiac operations44: A. Davies: Scores and Classifications