Full Description
With advances and breakthroughs in modern medicine that are allowing people to live longer, the number of older adults will continue to grow exponentially over the next several decades. Cardiologists, geriatricians, and other clinicians caring for the elderly will require-at the very least-a basic understanding of cardiovascular disorders that commonly affect the older patient. In the fifth edition of Tresch and Aronow's Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly, each chapter has been thoroughly updated to provide a comprehensive, yet accessible overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of cardiovascular disorders in older adults.The book spans topics such as aging changes in the cardiovascular system, risk factors and epidemiology for coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies and heart failure, arrhythmias, cerebrovascular disease, and other miscellaneous subjects. The contributors supply evidence-based recommendations with strong emphasis on new research findings. New to the Fifth Edition:Numerous chapters comprehensively revised with new authors and/or co-authorsSummaries at the beginning of each chapter to facilitate easy readingDiscussion of the use of new antithrombotic agents in older adults Important references in the bibliography highlighted for simplified accessWith contributions from recognized experts in the field, this classic work continues to serve as the premier source on the evaluation and management of cardiovascular disorders in older adults.
Contents
Aging Changes in the Cardiovascular SystemAge-Associated Changes in the Cardiovascular System; Jerome L. FlegMorphologic Features and Pathology of the Elderly Heart; Atsuko Seki, Gregory A. Fishbein, and Michael C. FishbeinCardiovascular Drug Therapy in the Elderly; William H. Frishman, Wilbert S. Aronow, and Angela Cheng-LaiCoronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors and EpidemiologySystemic Hypertension in the Elderly; William H. Frishman and Wilbert S. AronowDisorders of Lipid Metabolism; Seth S. Martin and Roger S. BlumenthalDiabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly; Mark D. Corriere, Rita Rastogi Kalyani, and Samuel C. DursoEpidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly; Nathan D. Wong, David M. Tehrani, and Stanley S. FranklinCoronary Artery DiseaseDiagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly; Wilbert S. Aronow and Jerome L. FlegAngina Pectoris in the Elderly; Wilbert S. Aronow and William H. FrishmanTherapy of Acute Myocardial Infarction; Michael W. Rich and Wilbert S. AronowManagement of the Older Patient after Myocardial Infarction; Wilbert S. AronowSurgical Management of Coronary Artery Disease; Melissa M. Anastacio and Jennifer S. LawtonPercutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Elderly; Andrew Cassar and David R. Holmes Jr.Exercise Training and Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older Cardiac Patients; Philip A. AdesValvular Heart DiseaseAortic Valve Disease in the Elderly; Wilbert S. AronowMitral Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, and Mitral; Annular Calcification in the Elderly Melvin D. Cheitlin and Wilbert S. AronowInfective Endocarditis in Older Adults; Hendren Bajillan and Kevin P. HighCardiomyopathies and Heart FailureCardiomyopathies in the Elderly; John Arthur McClung and Wilbert S. AronowThyroid Heart Disease in the Elderly; Myron Miller and Steven R. GambertHeart Failure in Older Adults; Ali Ahmed and Jerome L. FlegArrhythmias in the ElderlySupraventricular Tachyarrhythmias in the Elderly; Wilbert S. Aronow, Maciej Banach, and Ali AhmedVentricular Arrhythmias in the Elderly; Wilbert S. AronowBradyarrhythmias and Cardiac Pacemakers in the Elderly; Fernando Tondato and Win-Kuang ShenCerebrovascular DiseaseCerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly Patient; Jesse WeinbergerEvaluation and Management of Syncope in the Elderly Patient; Rose S. Cohen and Mathew S. MaurerMiscellaneous TopicsPericardial Disease in the Elderly; Lovely Chhabra and David H. SpodickVenous Thromboembolic Disease in Older Adults; Marina Shcherba, Henny H. Billett, and Laurie G. JacobsManagement of Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly; Wilbert S. AronowPerioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Treatment of Elderly Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery; Vikram Prasanna, Andrew J. Litwack, And Lee A. FleisherDisability and Frailty in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease; John E. Morley and Michael W. RichEthical Decisions and End-Of-Life Care in Older Patients; with Cardiovascular Disease Craig Tanner and Sarah GoodlinIndex
