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This book offers the most up-to-date, user-friendly guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of heart and vascular disease. The book and DVD package is designed to provide comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cardiovascular medicine.

The book has consistent chapter organization relevant to modern cardiovascular practice, clear design and engaging text. The reader will have all the guidance to diagnose and manage the full range of cardiovascular conditions in one textbook resource, while also benefiting from access to additional video material from the integral DVD-ROM. This includes over 100 individual heart sounds.

Cardiovascular Medicine, 3 Teile

Introduction: Cardiac Signs and Symptoms and Selected Noninvasive Diagnostic Methods: Anatomy of the Heart.-The History and Physical Examination.-Electrocardiography.-Principles of Chest Radiography.-Echocardiography.-Nuclear Imaging.-Magnetic Resonance Imaging.-Non-Invasive Diagnostic Modalities/Multislice Computed Tomography, EBCT, Spinal CT.-Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult: Anatomic Abnormalities.-Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease.-Echocardiography in the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease.-Interventional Therapy.-Surgical Treatment.-Valvular Heart Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities.-Aortic Valve Disease.-Pulmonary and Tricuspid Valve Disease.-Mitral Valve Disease.-Rheumatic Fever.-Infective Endocarditis.-Cardiac Catheterization.-Echocardiography and Doppler Evaluation.-Magnetic Resonance Imaging.-Percutaneous Approaches to Valvular Heart Disease/Valvular Repair and Replacement.-Surgical Treatment.-Coronary Artery Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities and Pathogenesis.-Inflammation, CRP, and Vulnerable Plaques.-Vulnerable Plaque/Surrogate Markers.-Biomarkers of Inflammation as Surrogate Markers in Detection of Vulnerable Plaques and Vulnerable Patients.-Global Differences in Atherosclerosis.-Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow.-Pathophysiology and Clinical Recognition of Acute Coronary Artery Disease Syndromes.-Silent Ischemia.-Coronary Disease in Women.-Exercise Testing.-Coronary Angiography.-Echocardiography.-Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Utilizing Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Techniques.-Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography.-Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Magnetic Resonance Angiography/Vulnerable Plaque.-Medical Treatment of Stable Angina.-Medical Treatment of Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.-Treatment of Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.-Kawasaki Disease.-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Stable Angina Pectoris.-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Unstable Coronary Artery Disease.-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction.-Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents.-Surgical Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease.-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.-Cardiac Rehabilitation.-Basic Aspects of Myocardial Function, Growth, and Development: Cardiac Development: Toward a Molecular Basis for Congenital Heart Disease.-Fuels for the Heart.-Cardiac Hypertrophy: Physiologic and Clinical Considerations.-Regulation of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation.-Clinical Abnormalities of Cardiac Relaxation.-Myocardial Disease: Anatomic Abnormalities.-Dilated Cardiomyopathy.-Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.-Restrictive Cardiomyopathy.-Other Cardiomyopathies.-Myocarditis.-Cardiac Catheterization.-Echocardiography.-Pathophysiology and Clinical Recognition of Heart Failure.-The Medical Management of Heart Failure.-Heart Transplantation: Indications, Outcome, and Long-Term Complications.-Heart Transplantation: Pathogenesis, Immunosupression, and Diagnosis and Treatment of Rejection.-Surgical Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure.-Pericardial Disease: Anatomical Abnormalities.-Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Recognition, and Treatment.-Vascular Disease: Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Differentiated Vascular Smooth Muscle.-Circulatory Regulation: Basic Considerations.-Circulatory Regulation: The Role of Vascular Remodeling.-Vascular Endothelial Cell Function and Thrombosis.-Atherosclerosis: Pathologic Anatomy.-Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis, Morphology, and Risk Factors.-Detection of Subclinical Disease.-Diseases of the Aorta.-Aneurysms of Systemic Arteries.-Peripheral and Renal Vascular Diseases.-Venous Disease.-Angiogenesis.-Carotid Interventions.-Interventional Procedures for Treatment of