VitalSource e-Book for Practical Cardiology

Contributing Authors
Preface

Part I: Evaluation of Common Cardiovascular Symptoms
Section Editor: Ragavendra R. Baliga
1. Chest Pain
A. David Goldberg, Thippeswamy H. Murthy, and Peter G. Hagan
2. Dyspnea
Fernando J. Martinez, MeiLan K. Han, and Keith D. Aaronson
3. Palpitations
Michael H. Lehmann
4. Edema
Peter V. Vaitkevicius and Ragavendra R. Baliga
5. Syncope
Ragavendra R. Baliga and Michael H. Lehmann
6. Approach to Claudication
James B. Froehlich, Sanjay Rajagopalan, and Thomas W. Wakefield

Part II: Evaluation and Management of Common Cardiovascular Conditions
A. Coronary Artery Disease
Section Editors: Eric R. Bates, Richard L. Prager
7. Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Melvyn Rubenfire and Eric R. Bates
8. Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Claire Duvernoy and Melvyn Rubenfire
9. Stable Angina
Cyril Ruwende, Steven W. Werns, and Fareed Khaja
10. Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation MI
Stanley Chetcuti and Eric R. Bates
11. Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Debabrata Mukherjee, and Eric R. Bates
B. Hypertension
Section Editor: Ragavendra R. Baliga
12. Primary Hypertension
Kenneth A. Jamerson and Tonya L. Corbin
13. Approach to Secondary Hypertension
Robert D. Brook and John D. Bisognano
C. Congestive Heart Failure
Section Editor: Todd M. Koelling
14. Heart Failure Due to Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
David B. Dyke and Todd M. Koelling
15. Heart Failure with Preserved Systolic Function
Audrey Wu, Mauro Moscucci, and Ragavendra R. Baliga
D. Arrhythmias
Section Editor: Fred Morady
16. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
Hakan Oral and Fred Morady
17. Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Aman Chugh, Frank Pelosi, and Fred Morady
18. Ventricular Tachycardia
Frank Bogun and Fred Morady
19. Bradycardia
Eric D. Good and Krit Jongnarangsin
E. Valvular Heart Disease
Section Editor: David S. Bach
20. Infective Endocarditis
Ragavendra R. Baliga and Sunil K. Das
21. Mitral Regurgitation
David S. Bach and Steven F. Bolling
22. Aortic Regurgitation
David S. Bach, Michael J. Shea, and G. Michael Deeb
23. Mitral Stenosis
Theodore J. Kolias and Kenneth J. Tobin
24. Aortic Stenosis
Ragavendra R. Baliga, Mauro Moscucci, Michael J. Shea, and G. Michael Deeb
25. Tricuspid/Pulmonary Valve Disease
Theodore J. Kolias
F. Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Neoplasms
Section Editor: William F. Armstrong
26. Acute Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion
Elina Yamada, Mani A. Vannan, and Mauro Moscucci
27. Pericardial Constriction
Elina Yamada, Julie A. Kovach, and Richard L. Prager
G. Aortic & Major Vascular Diseases
Section Editors: G. Michael Deeb and James C. Stanley
28. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
John E. Rectenwald, David M. Williams, James C. Stanley, and Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
29. Nondissecting Thoracic Aneurysms
James B. Froehlich, Sanjay Rajagopalan, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., David M. Williams, and G. Michael Deeb
30. Aortic Dissection
Peter G. Hagan, G. Michael Deeb, David M. Williams, and Kim A. Eagle
31. Cerebrovascular Disease
Susan L. Hickenbottom, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr., James C. Stanley, and Lewis B. Morgenstern
32. Deep Venous Thrombosis
Thomas W. Wakefield, William P. Fay, and James B. Froehlich
33. Lower Extremity Ischemia
Peter K. Henke, James B. Froehlich, Sanjay Rajagoplan, and Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr.
H. Pulmonary Vascular Diseases
Section Editor: Vallerie V. McLaughlin
34. Pulmonary Embolism
John G. Weg and Melvyn Rubenfire
35. Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale Diagnosis & Management
Melvyn Rubenfire
I. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
Section Editor: Ragavendra R. Baliga
36. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
Timothy B. Cotts, Julie A. Kovach, Albert P. Rocchini, and Edward L. Bove

Part III: Common Situations in Cardiovascular Care
Section Editor: Kim A. Eagle
37. Management of Prolonged Anticoagulation
James B. Froehlich and William P. Fay
38. Assessing and Minimizing Cardiac Risk of Noncardiac Surgery
Wei C. Lau, Hitinder Gurm, and Kim A. Eagle
39. Management of the Cardiac Surgery Patient
David B. S. Dyke, Richard L. Prager, and Kim A. Eagle

Part IV: Other Issues in Cardiovascular Care
Section Editor: Ragavendra R. Baliga
40. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Mauro Moscucci, Sara L. Warber, and Keith D. Aaronson

Index