Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine (eBook)
384 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-48481-4 (ISBN)
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of hospitalization andmortality worldwide, and will account for approximately twentymillion deaths in 2015. Due to this growing problem, many patientsare being managed by non-cardiovascular physicians in the inpatientsetting. As a result, hospitalists and other inpatient physicianswithout specialized training in cardiology are faced withuncertainty when contemplating the proper management of thesepatients.
This book focuses on inpatient cardiovascular medicine in ahighly algorithmic and evidence-based approach, so that users willbe able to care for their hospitalized patients directly, using thebest contemporary evidence available. It emphasizes the practical,immediate application of principles and treatment recommendationsinto everyday clinical inpatient practice, while simplifying theapproach to these patients by utilizing visual aids such ascarefully designed charts, illustrations, and diagrams.
Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine features thoughtful,comprehensive coverage by top experts in the field. Topicsinclude:
* Cardiovascular History and Physical Examination
* Introduction to Electrocardiography
* Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging
* Cardiac Stress Testing and the Evaluation of Chest Pain
* Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation
* Cardiac Resuscitation
* Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina and Non-ST ElevationMyocardial Infarction
* Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
* Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
* Peripheral Arterial Disease
* Thoracic Aortic Disease
* Systolic Heart Failure
* Diastolic Heart Failure
* Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
* Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
* Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Devices
* Syncope
* Approach to the Patient with a Narrow Complex Tachycardia
* Approach to the Patient with a Wide Complex Tachycardia
* Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
* Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy
* Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
* Valvular Heart Disease
* Infective Endocarditis
* Pericardial Diseases
* Pulmonary Hypertension
* Cardiac Tumors
Contributors viii
Preface xi
PART 1 General Principles and Conditions in Cardiovascular Medicine
1. Cardiovascular History and Physical Examination 1
Melinda B. Davis and Michael J. Shea
2. Introduction to Electrocardiography 16
Zachary D. Goldberger and Timir S. Baman
3. Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging 45
Renuka Jain and William F. Armstrong
4. Cardiac Stress Testing and the Evaluation of Chest Pain 59
Njeri Thande and Peter G. Hagan
5. Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation 71
Adam M. Rogers and Kim A. Eagle
6. Cardiac Resuscitation 79
Dana P. Edelson
PART 2 Ischemic Heart and Vascular Disease
7. Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction 89
Gerald C. Koenig and Stanley J. Chetcuti
8. Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction 101
Michael C. Reed and Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
9. Chronic Coronary Artery Disease 119
Amir B. Rabbani and P. Michael Grossman
10. Peripheral Arterial Disease 126
Yogendra M. Kanthi, Christos Kasapis, and Hitinder S. Gurm
11. Thoracic Aortic Diseases 138
Anna M. Booher and Thomas T. Tsai
PART 3 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
12. Systolic Heart Failure 154
Shea E. Hogan and Jennifer A. Cowger
13. Diastolic Heart Failure 166
Anubhav Garg and Scott L. Hummel
14. Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy 178
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu and Timir S. Baman
15. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 187
Sara Saberi and Sharlene Day
16. Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Devices 197
Nicklaus K. Slocum, Francis D. Pagani, and Keith Aaronson
PART 4 Syncope and Arrhythmias
17. Syncope 206
Sanders H. Chae
18. Approach to the Patient with a Narrow Complex Tachycardia 214
Zachary D. Goldberger and Timir S. Baman
19. The Approach to the Patient with a Wide Complex Tachycardia 231
Zachary D. Goldberger and Timir S. Baman
20. Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter 242
Sanjaya Gupta and Hakan Oral
21. Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy 253
Sanjaya Gupta and Thomas C. Crawford
22. Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators 264
Karl J. Ilg
PART 5 Special Topics for the Inpatient Practitioner
23. Hypertension 277
Sascha N. Goonewardena and Fareed U. Khaja
24. Valvular Heart Disease 288
Craig T. Alguire and David S. Bach
25. Infective Endocarditis 300
Michael P. Thomas and Preeti N. Malani
26. Pericardial Diseases 314
David C. Lange and Timir S. Baman
27. Pulmonary Hypertension 329
Scott H. Visovatti and Vallerie V. McLaughlin
28. Cardiac Tumors 346
Auroa Badin and Timir S. Baman
Index 356
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.11.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Hospital Medicine - Current Concepts |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie |
| Schlagworte | Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin • Cardiac Surgery • Cardiovascular Disease • General & Internal Medicine • Herzchirurgie • Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankung • Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen • Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankung • Kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen • Medical Science • Medizin |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-48481-9 / 1118484819 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-48481-4 / 9781118484814 |
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