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CARDIOLOGY SECRETS
Cardiology Secrets
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Second Edition

By
Olivia Adair, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine; Faculty, Department of Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; Cardiologist, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood; Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, CO

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Description
This second edition of one of the most in-demand volumes of the Secrets Series? has been thoroughly updated and revised. The latest research has been incorporated into the comprehensive but easy-to-read coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. Major sections include General Examination, Diagnostic Procedures, Arrhythmias, Symptoms and Disease States, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, and Other Medical Conditions with Associated Cardiac Involvement

Contents
I. GENERAL EXAMINATION

1. Cardiovascular Physical Diagnosis
2. Murmurs and Heart Sounds
3. Chest X-ray
4. Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring

II. DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

5. Electrocardiogram
6. Holter Monitoring and Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography
7. Echocardiography and Doppler/Color-Flow Imaging
8. Echocardiography in the Critically Ill Patient
9. Exercise Testing
10. Nuclear Cardiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Computed Tomography
11. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
12. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Other Interventions

III. ARRHYTHMIAS

13. Supraventricular Tachycardia
14. Ventricular Tachycardia
15. Cardiac Pacing in Atrioventricular Block

IV. SYMPTOMS AND DISEASE STATES

16. Chest Pain
17. Angina
18. Myocardial Infarction
19. Complications and Care Following Myocardial Infarction
20. Coronary Risk Factors and Modification
21. Congestive Heart Failure
22. Endocarditis
23. Aortic Dissection and Disease of the Aorta
24. Pericardial Disease
25. Hypertension
26. Shock and Cardiac Arrest
27. Myocarditis
28. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
29. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
30. Syncope and Dizziness
31. Traumatic Heart Disease
32. Cardiac Tumors
33. Adult Congenital Heart Disease
34. Heart Disease in Women
35. Heart Disease in the Elderly
36. Heart Transplantation
37. Peripheral Vascular Disease
38. Pulmonary Embolism
39. Pulmonary Hypertension
40. Pulmonary Disease and the Heart
41. Preoperative Evaluation for Cardiac Risk
42. Rheumatic Heart Disease and Mitral Stenosis

V. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

43. Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation
44. Mitral Valve Prolapse and Mitral Regurgitation
45. Prosthetic Valves

VI. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

46. Antiarrhythmic Therapy
47. Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers
48. Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs
49. Diuretics and Nitrates
50. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Other Vasodilators
51. Digoxin and Other Positive Inotropic Drugs
52. Calcium Channel Antagonists
53. Thrombolytic Agents

VII. OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS WITH
ASSOCIATED CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT

54. Heart Disease in Pregnancy
55. Heart Disease and Cancer Chemotherapy
56. Renal Disease and the Heart
57. Endocrine and Nutritional Disorders and Heart Disease
58. Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatologic Disorders
59. Substance Abuse and the Heart
60. Cardiac Manifestations of AIDS
61. Exercise and the Heart

index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 343 pages, publication date: JUN-2001
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-420-4
ISBN-10: 1-56053-420-6
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS


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