Full Description
The 7th Edition of Tresch and Aronow's Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults thoroughly updates the material in the 6th edition by renowned experts in geriatric cardiology. New features include a short list of Key Points at the start of each chapter to help guide the reader, a new chapter on Cardio-oncology in Older Adults, a topic of increasing importance, and new sections on geroscience, lifestyle factors in cardiovascular disease prevention, and cardiac amyloidosis added to existing chapters. These new features will enhance the value and relevance of this book as the definitive text in this growing field.
Key Features:
· Provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular disorders in older patients.
· Useful for adult cardiologists, primary care providers, geriatricians, cardiac nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, cardiac rehabilitation teams, physical and occupational therapists, and other practitioners working with older patients.
Contents
1. Cardiovascular changes with aging. 2. Morphologic features and pathology of the aging heart. 3. General principles on caring for older adults. 4. Systemic hypertension in older adults. 5. Disorders of lipid metabolism. 6. Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in older adults. 7. Epidemiology and prevention of coronary heart disease in older adults. 8. Diagnosis of coronary heart disease in older adults. 9. Angina pectoris in older adults. 10. Therapy of acute myocardial infarction. 11. Management of the older patient after myocardial infarction. 12. Coronary Artery Revascularization in the Older Adult Population 13. Exercise training and comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation in older cardiac patients. 14. Aortic valve disease in older persons. 15. MitraI regurgitation, mitral stenosis, and mitral annular calcification, and tricuspid disease in older persons. 16. Infective endocarditis in older adults. 17. Cardiomyopathies in older persons. 18. Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults.19 Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in older adults 20 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Older Adults 21 Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in older persons. 22 Ventricular arrhythmias in older persons. 23 Bradyarrhythmias and cardiac pacemakers in the elderly. 24 Cerebrovascular Disease in Older Adults 25 Evaluation and management of syncope and related disorders in the elderly. 26 Venous thromboembolic disease in older adults 27 Management of peripheral arterial disease in older persons. 28 Perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and treatment of older adults undergoing noncardiac surgery 29 Ethical Decisions and End-of-life care in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
