Cardiology Consult Manual (eBook)

Dr. Hanna Mieszczanska is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine/Cardiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. She is a non-invasive cardiologist and also works in the Women’s Heart Program.   Dr. Adam S Budzikowski is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY. He is a cardiac electrophysiologist and serves as a Director of Electrophysiology service and Director of Electrophysiology training program”.

The Cardiovascular Physical Examination.- Evaluation of Chest Discomfort and Serum Markers of Myocardial Injury in Emergency Room.- Cardiac Electrocardiography.- Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.- Patient with stable angina.- Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Acute ST-segment elevation Myocardial Infarction.- Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease- Standard Imaging and Diagnostic Testing Modalities.- Preoperative Evaluation and Management of the patient prior to non-cardiac surgery.- Optimal Timing for surgical replacement of the aortic and mitral valves.- Common Adult Congenital Heart Disease Issues.- Supraventricular tachycardias and Atrial fibrillation.- Diseases of the Pericardium.- Acute decompensated congestive heart failure: systolic and diastolic.- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.- Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Hypertensive         Emergency/Hypertensive Crisis/Refractory HTN.- Evaluation of a patient with syncope.- Bradyarrhythmias and Permanent Pacemakers/ICDs.- Sudden Cardiac Death. Ventricular arrhythmias.- Diseases of the Aorta/ Peripheral Arterial Disease.- Pulmonary HTN and right heart failure.- Cardiovascular emergencies.- Infective endocarditis.- Pregnancy and Heart Disease for the consulting Physician.- Normal cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy.- Hypertension and Pregnancy.- Cardiomyopathies, Heart Failure and Pregnancy.- Peri-partum Cardiomyopathy.- Cardio-oncology.