Description
From basic clinical facts to new advanced guidelines, Practical Cardiology: Principles and Approaches covers all aspects of cardiology in one quick and current resource. Packed with useful tips and step-by-step guidance, this updated second edition reviews new drugs, new invasive and noninvasive therapeutic approaches, and new developments in cardiology foundations, imaging modalities, management approaches, and specific interventions for all common cardiovascular disease modalities in all patient care settings.- Offers practical plans of action for all major cardiovascular topics and diseases.- Includes three new chapters on electrophysiology (including tracing interpretation); mechanisms, diagnoses, and therapies; and hypotension, syncope, and sudden cardiac death.- Features updated and expanded content throughout, including new findings, non-ST elevation in specific populations (elderly, women), diabetes in heart disease, and more.- Provides integrated key points that offer quick clinical summaries for all aspects of common cardiovascular conditions.- Contains more than 125 full-color illustrations with many algorithms of diagnostic and therapeutic pathways.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Evidence Based Cardiology PracticeChapter 2: Evaluation of Patient with Cardiovascular ProblemChapter 3: ElectrocardiographyChapter 4: Exercise Stress TestingChapter 5: EchocardiographyChapter 6: The Chest Radiography in Cardiovascular DiseaseChapter 7: Cardiac CT ScanChapter 8: Cardiac Magnetic ResonanceChapter 9: Nuclear CardiologyChapter 10: Catheterization and AngiographyChapter 11: Hemodynamic StudyChapter 12: Heart Failure and Pulmonary HypertensionChapter 13: TachyarrhythmiasChapter 14: Cardiac Implantable Electronic DevicesChapter 15: BradyarrhythmiasChapter 16: Electrophysiology: Tracing Interpretation – NEW CHAPTERChapter 17: Electrophysiology: Mechanisms, Diagnoses, and Therapies for Cardiac Arrhythmias – NEW CHAPTERChapter 18: Electrophysiology: Hypotension, Syncope, and Sudden Cardiac Death – NEW CHAPTERChapter 19: Preventive CardiologyChapter 20: HypertensionChapter 21: DyslipidemiaChapter 22: ST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionChapter 23: Percutaneous Coronary InterventionChapter 24: Transcatheter Therapies for Structural Heart DiseaseChapter 25: Aortic Disorders and Their ManagementChapter 26: Peripheral Artery DiseaseChapter 27: Cardiomyopathies and MyocarditisChapter 28: Valvular Heart DiseaseChapter 29: Infective EndocarditisChapter 30: Pericardial DiseaseChapter 31: Congenital Heart DiseaseChapter 32: Venous ThromboembolismChapter 33: Cardiovascular GeneticsChapter 34: Renal Disorders and Cardiovascular DiseaseChapter 35: Endocrine Disorder and Cardiovascular SystemChapter 36: Heart and Pulmonary DiseasesChapter 37: Cardiovascular Drugs and HemostasisChapter 38: Stable Ischemic Heart DiseaseChapter 39: Anesthesia and Sedation in Cardiac PatientsChapter 40: Principles of Cardiovascular Surgery
