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Year Book of Cardiology 2011 - E-Book

Year Book of Cardiology 2011 - E-Book

Bernard J. Gersh

(2011)

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Year Book of Cardiology 2011 - E-Book

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
The Year Book of Cardiology v
Copyright Page vi
Table of Contents ix
Contributing Editors vii
Journals Represented xi
NOTE xii
Chapter 1. Hypertension 1
Introduction 1
Guidelines and Overviews 4
Epidemiological Studies 30
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk 50
‘‘Causes’’ of Hypertension 59
Clinical Trials 67
Chapter 2. Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease 103
Tetralogy of Fallot 103
Transposition of the Great Arteries 106
Fontan Operation 110
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 115
Surgical Therapy 117
Follow-up and Outcome Studies 125
Atrial Septal Defect/Ventricular Septal Defect 126
Aortic Valve Disorders 129
Coarctation, Interrupted Arch 131
Cardiomyopathy 133
Imaging 134
Interventional Catheterization 136
Kawasaki Disease 138
Medical Therapy 139
Miscellaneous 140
Chapter 3. Cardiac Surgery 147
Aortic Disease 147
Coronary Artery Disease 153
Valve Disease 161
Transplantation/Ventricular Assist Devices 168
Miscellaneous 174
Chapter 4. Coronary Heart Disease 177
Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction 177
Chronic Coronary Artery Disease 206
Coronary Bypass Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 221
Clinical Pharmacology 227
Epidemiology 231
Miscellaneous 254
Psychosocial and Economic Issues 275
Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes 277
Pathophysiology 287
Chapter 5. Non-Coronary Heart Disease in Adults 291
Introduction 291
Congestive Heart Failure Therapy and Technology 292
Medical Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure 314
Pathogenesis and Prognosis 339
Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy 350
Valvular Heart Disease and Infective Endocarditis 367
Miscellaneous 394
Chapter 6. Cardiac Arrhythmias, Conduction Disturbances, and Electrophysiology 417
Atrial Fibrillation 417
Devices 451
Sudden Cardiac Death 459
Miscellaneous 478
Article Index 489
Author Index 503