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Cardiovascular Disease, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, E-Book

Cardiovascular Disease, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, E-Book

Mark B. Stephens

(2018)

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Abstract

This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Mark B. Stephens, is devoted to Cardiovascular Disease. Articles in this issue include: State of the Heart: Overview of disease burden of cardiovascular disease from an epidemiologic perspective; Heavy Heart: Economic burden of heart disease with projections/implications for impact on the health care system; Prevention of Heart Disease; Coronary Artery Disease; Congestive Heart Failure; Valvular Heart Disease; Peripheral Vascular Disease; The Athlete’s Heart and Sudden Death; Metabolic Syndrome: systems thinking in heart disease; Women and Heart Disease; Heart Disease in Children; and Cardiac Imaging.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Cardiovascular Disease\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Contents vii
Foreword: The Price of the Heart vii
Preface: Be Still My Beating Heart: Cardiovascular Disease in the United States vii
State of the Heart: An Overview of the Disease Burden of Cardiovascular Disease from an Epidemiologic Perspective vii
Heavy Heart: The Economic Burden of Heart Disease in the United States Now and in the Future vii
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease vii
Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Management viii
Heart Failure: Optimizing Recognition and Management in Outpatient Settings viii
Valvular Heart Disease viii
Preparticipation Screening of Young Athletes: Identifying Cardiovascular Disease viii
Metabolic Syndrome: Systems Thinking in Heart Disease ix
Cardiovascular Disease in Women ix
Heart Disease in Children ix
Cardiac Imaging Modalities and Appropriate Use ix
PRIMARY CARE:\rCLINICS IN OFFICE PRACTICE\r xi
FORTHCOMING ISSUES xi
June 2018 xi
September 2018 xi
December 2018 xi
RECENT ISSUES xi
December 2017 xi
September 2017 xi
June 2017 xi
Foreword: The Price of the Heart\r\r xiii
Preface:\rBe Still My Beating Heart: Cardiovascular Disease in the United States xv
State of the Heart 1
Key points 1
INTRODUCTION 1
RISK FACTORS 2
Nonmodifiable Risk Factors 2
Maybe Modifiable Risk Factors 2
Modifiable Risk Factors 3
PREVALENCE OR INCIDENCE 4
CLINICAL CORRELATION 8
CLINICAL IMPACT OF SELECT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS 8
COMMUNITY HEALTH 9
PREVENTION: THE KEY TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC CHANGE, PRENATAL CARE 9
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE 10
PRIMARY PREVENTION IN WOMEN 10
SUMMARY 11
REFERENCES 12
Heavy Heart 17
Key points 17
THE COST OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS 17
IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 18
EXPLORING COST GROWTH IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 19
FLAT OF THE CURVE CARE IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 20
FLAT-OF-THE-CURVE “EXPANDED USE” IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 21
SUPPLY-SENSITIVE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 21
SUMMARY 23
REFERENCES 23
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 25
Key points 25
INTRODUCTION 25
PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND PRIMORDIAL PREVENTION 26
RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE USE OF GLOBAL RISK CALCULATORS 26
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION AND THE SIMPLE 7 27
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SIMPLE 7: TOBACCO CESSATION 29
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT 29
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 30
DIETARY INTAKE 30
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet 30
Mediterranean Diet 31
American Heart Association Heart-Healthy Eating Pattern 33
LIPID MANAGEMENT 33
Lipid-Lowering Therapy: Statins 34
Nonstatin Medications 35
HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT 35
GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT 38
ASPIRIN 39
SUMMARY 40
REFERENCES 40
Heart Failure 63
Key points 63
INTRODUCTION 63
Nature of the Problem 64
MANAGEMENT 64
Diagnosis of Heart Failure 64
TREATMENT 66
Stage A 66
Hypertension 66
Hyperlipidemia 68
Diabetes mellitus 68
Coronary artery disease 69
Tobacco 69
Obesity 69
Stage B 69
Pharmacologic treatments 69
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors 69
Angiotensin-receptor blockers 69
Beta-blockers 69
Thiazide diuretics 70
Calcium channel blockers 70
Nonpharmacologic treatments 70
Implantable cardiac defibrillator 70
Stage C 70
Pharmacologic treatments 70
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors 70
Angiotensin-receptor blockers 70
Angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor 71
Beta-blockers 71
Aldosterone antagonists 72
Hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate 72
Loop diuretics 72
Ivabradine 72
Digoxin 72
Nonpharmacologic treatments 73
Implantable cardiac defibrillator 73
Cardiac resynchronization therapy 73
Stage D 73
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction 73
Blood pressure control 73
Volume management 74
Statins 74
Other considerations 74
SELF-MANAGEMENT 74
SUMMARY 75
REFERENCES 75
Valvular Heart Disease 81
Key points 81
INTRODUCTION 81
ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 82
AORTIC STENOSIS 82
Etiologic Factors 82
Pathophysiology 83
Symptoms 83
Murmur 83
Diagnosis 84
Surveillance and Referral 84
Indications for Intervention 84
AORTIC REGURGITATION 85
Etiologic Factors 85
Pathophysiology 85
Symptoms 85
Murmur 85
Diagnosis 86
Surveillance or Referral 86
Indications for Intervention 86
MITRAL STENOSIS 86
Pathophysiology 87
Symptoms 87
Physical Examination and Diagnosis 87
Surveillance and Referral 88
Indications for Intervention 88
MITRAL REGURGITATION 88
Pathophysiology 89
Symptoms 89
Physical Examination and Diagnosis 89
Surveillance and Referral 90
Indications for Intervention 90
TRICUSPID STENOSIS 90
Physical Examination 91
Diagnosis 91
Management 91
Indications for Intervention 91
TRICUSPID REGURGITATION 91
Diagnosis 92
Management 92
Indications for Intervention 92
PULMONIC VALVE DISEASE 92
REFERENCES 93
Preparticipation Screening of Young Athletes 95
Key points 95
INTRODUCTION: NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 95
Overview of Athlete’s Heart 96
Overview of Sudden Cardiac Death 98
THE CARDIOVASCULAR PREPARTICIPATION EVALUATION 99
Patient History 100
Physical Examination 101
IMAGING AND ADDITIONAL TESTING 102
CARDIAC CLEARANCE FOR PARTICIPATION 105
SUMMARY 105
REFERENCES 105
Metabolic Syndrome 109
Key points 109
INTRODUCTION 109
COMMON CLINICAL SCENARIOS 110
DEFINITION 110
PATHOGENESIS 113
FRUCTOSE AND URIC ACID 113
METABOLIC SYNDROME PHENOTYPES AND STAGING 114
MANAGEMENT: TREATMENT GOALS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME 115
Lifestyle Changes 115
Commercial Weight Loss Programs 117
Exercise 117
Dietary Approaches 118
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet 118
Mediterranean diet 118
Dietary sugar 118
Low glycemic diet 119
When Are Medications an Option? 119
Who Is a Candidate for Surgery? 120
Self-Management Strategies 120
CASE DISCUSSIONS REVISITED 120
Case 1: Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype: Adiposity, Vascular, Other; Stage D 123
Case 2: Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype: Insulin Resistance, Other; Stage B 123
Case 3: Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype: Lipid Dominant, Insulin Resistance; Stage C 123
Case 4: Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype: Preadiposity Dominant, Pre-insulin Resistance; Stage A 123
SUMMARY 125
REFERENCES 126
Cardiovascular Disease in Women 131
Key points 131
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN 132
CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION 132
SPECIFIC NUANCE OF HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN: SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION, APICAL BALLOONING SYNDROME, CORONARY VAS ... 133
ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE IN WOMEN 134
HORMONAL DIFFERENCES: PHYSIOLOGIC AND IATROGENIC 135
PREGNANCY-RELATED CONDITIONS: PREECLAMPSIA AND PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY 136
BREAST CANCER THERAPY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 137
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PHARMACOTHERAPY 138
SUMMARY 138
REFERENCES 139
Heart Disease in Children 143
Key points 143
INTRODUCTION 143
THE FETAL CIRCULATION AND TRANSITION TO NEONATAL LIFE 143
SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: WHEN AND WHO? 144
DUCTAL-DEPENDENT CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 146
ROUTINE WELL-CHILD CHECKUP: WHO NEEDS TO SEE A PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST? 146
History 146
Vital Signs (Including the Growth Chart) 146
Physical Examination—Murmurs are Common 146
COMMON CHIEF COMPLAINTS IN THE OFFICE: CHEST PAIN, SYNCOPE, AND IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHM 147
SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION: SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT 148
DYSLIPIDEMIA SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT 148
ENDOCARDITIS IN CHILDREN 149
KAWASAKI DISEASE 151
GROUP A STREPTOCOCCUS PHARYNGITIS: PREVENTING ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE 151
THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE IN CHILDREN WITH HEART TRANSPLANTATIONS 152
REFERENCES 153
Cardiac Imaging Modalities and Appropriate Use 155
Key points 155
INTRODUCTION 156
CARDIAC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING AND CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY 156
CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORING 157
Technique 157
Incidental Coronary Calcium on Noncardiac Chest Computed Tomography 157
Appropriate Use 157
CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY 158
Technique 158
Imaging Challenges 158
Appropriate Use 159
Radiation Dose 159
Interpretation 160
CARDIAC MRI: “ONE-STOP SHOP”? 160
CARDIAC MRI 162
Technique 162
Imaging Challenges and Patient Safety 162
Implanted Devices 163
Stress Testing 164
MRI Contrast Agents 164
Appropriate Use 164
SUMMARY 165
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 165
REFERENCES 166