Essential Cardiology

I. Epidemiology

1. Multivariable Evaluation of Candidates for Cardiovascular Disease
William B. Kannel

II. Circulatory Function

2. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Myocardial Contractility
Arnold M. Katz

3. Ventricular Function
Lionel H. Opie

4. Vascular Function
Clive Rosendorff

5. Thrombosis
Yale Nemerson, Mark B. Taubman

III. Examination and Investigation of the Patient

6. The Medical History and Symptoms of Heart Disease
H. J. C. Swan

7. Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation
Jonathan Abrams

8. Electrocardiography
Tara L. DiMino, Alexander Ivanov, James F. Burke, Peter R. Kowey

9. Echocardiography
Daniel G. Blanchard, Anthony N. DeMaria

10. Exercise Testing
Gregory Engel, Victor Froelicher

11. Radiology of the Heart
Gautham P. Reddy, Robert M. Steiner

12. Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Mark J. Ricciardi, Nirat Beohar, Charles J. Davidson

13. Nuclear Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine
Diwakar Jain, Barry L. Zaret

14. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and X-Ray Computed Tomography
Gerald M. Pohost, Radha J. Sarma, Patrick M. Colletti, Mark Doyle, Robert W. W. Biederman

15. Choosing Appropriate Imaging Techniques
Jonathan E. E. Fisher, Martin E. Goldman

IV. Disorders of Rhythm and Conduction

16. Electrophysiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Sei Iwai, Steven M. Markowitz, Suneet Mittal, Kenneth M. Stein, Bruce B. Lerman

17. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Davendra Mehta

18. Syncope
Fei Lü, Scott Sakaguchi, David G. Benditt

V. Heart Failure

19. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
Mark Scoote, Ian F. Purcell, Philip A. Poole-Wilson

20. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
Stephen S. Gottlieb

VI. Congenital Heart Disease

21. Congenital Heart Disease
Julien I. E. Hoffman

VII. Coronary Artery Disease

22. Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
Prediman K. Shah

23. Risk Factors and Prevention, Including Hyperlipidemias
Antonio M. Gotto, John Farmer

24. Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
Robert J. Henning, Ray A. Olsson

25. Stable Angina
Satya Reddy Atmakuri, Michael H. Gollob, Neal S. Kleiman

26. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Satya Reddy Atmakuri, Neal S. Kleiman

27. ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Rajat Deo, Christopher P. Cannon, James A. Lemos

28. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Joseph P. Ornato

29. Rehabilitation After Acute MI
Fredric J. Pashkow

VIII. Valvular Heart Disease

30. Rheumatic Fever and Valvular Heart Disease
Edmund A. W. Brice, Patrick J. Commerford

31. Infective Endocarditis
Adolf W. Karchmer

IX. Hypertension

32. Hypertension
Clive Rosendorff

33. Hypertension Therapy
Norman M. Kaplan

X. Other Conditions Affecting the Heart

34. Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis
Edward K. Kasper

35. Pericardial Disease
David H. Spodick

36. Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Dermot O’Callaghan, Sean P. Gaine

37. Diseases of the Aorta
Eric M. Isselbacher

XI. Additional Topics

38. Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Samuel C. B. Siu, Jack M. Colman

39. Heart Disease in the Elderly
Michael W. Rich

40. Cardiovascular Complications in Patients With Renal Disease
Richard A. Preston, Simon Chakko, Murray Epstein

41. Assessment of Patients With Heart Disease for Fitness for Noncardiac Surgery
Joseph Savino, Lee A. Fleisher

42. Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy
Eddy Kizana, Federica Monte, Sian E. Harding, Roger J. Hajjar

43. Preventive Cardiology
Michael Miller

44. Peripheral Arterial Disease
James J. Jang, Jonathan L. Halperin

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology