Contributors. . vii
Preface. . xi
SECTION I
INTRODUCTION TO CARDIOVASCULAR
DISORDERS
1 Basic Biology of the Cardiovascular System. .
Joseph Loscalzo, Peter Libby, Jonathan A. Epstein
2 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease.
Thomas A. Gaziano, J. Michael Gaziano
3 Approach to the Patient with Possible
Cardiovascular Disease.
Joseph Loscalzo
SECTION II
DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR
DISORDERS
4 Chest Discomfort.
David A. Morrow
5 Dyspnea.
Richard M. Schwartzstein
6 Hypoxia and Cyanosis.
Joseph Loscalzo
7 Edema.
Eugene Braunwald, Joseph Loscalzo
8 Palpitations.
Joseph Loscalzo
9 Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular
System.
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
10 Approach to the Patient with a Heart Murmur.
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
11 Electrocardiography.
Ary L. Goldberger
12 Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Magnetic Resonance/Computed Tomography Imaging.
Marcelo F. Di Carli, Raymond Y. Kwong,
Scott D. Solomon
13 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
and Coronary Angiography. .
Jane A. Leopold, David P. Faxon
SECTION III
HEART RHYTHM DISTURBANCES
14 Principles of Electrophysiology.
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
15 The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Sinoatrial Node. .
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
16 The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Atrioventricular Node.
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
17 Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias.
Gregory F. Michaud, William G. Stevenson
18 Ventricular Arrhythmias.
Roy M. John, William G. Stevenson
SECTION IV
DISORDERS OF THE HEART
19 Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis.
Douglas L. Mann, Murali Chakinala
20 Heart Failure: Management.
Mandeep R. Mehra
21 Cardiac Transplantation and Prolonged
Assisted Circulation.
Sharon A. Hunt, Hari R. Mallidi
22 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult.
Jamil A. Aboulhosn, John S. Child
23 Aortic Valve Disease.
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
24 Mitral Valve Disease.
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
25 Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease.
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