Common Problems in Cardiology

Common Problems in Cardiology is a comprehensive guide to common cardiology disorders. Each disorder is described by its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, risks, treatment and management.

The book is divided into 23 chapters, each covering a specific disorder, from chest pain and hypertension, to pericardial diseases and cardioembolic stroke. A complete differential diagnosis and analysis is provided with each symptom. Information on cardiovascular risk and non cardiac surgery, preoperative cardiac diagnostic testing, preoperative assessment of patients with valvular heart disease, and revascularisation prior to noncardiac surgery is also provided.

Common Problems in Cardiology covers perioperative management of coronary stents, beta-blockade, statin use, pacemakers and anticoagulation management, as well as preoperative assessment of candidates for kidney and liver transplantation.

Edited by Kanu Chatterjee, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of California, this authoritative and comprehensive book is an ideal resource for postgraduates, interns, general physicians and practising cardiologists.

Key Points

• Comprehensive guide to common cardiology disorders
• Format clearly presents pathophysiology, presentation diagnosis, risks, treatment and management
• Full colour illustrations, images and tables throughout
• Edited by US based expert in the field of cardiology

1. Chest Pain
2. Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
3. Acute Coronary Syndromes
4. Dyspnea: Evaluation and Management
5. Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
6. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
7. Hypotension and Shock
8. Hypertension
9. The Essentials of Pulmonary Hypertension
10. Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease
11. Infective Endocarditis
12. Prosthetic Heart Valves
13. Pericardial Diseases
14. Syncope
15. Palpitations
16. The Bradyarrhythmias
17. Atrial Fibrillation
18. The Tachyarrhythmia
19. Claudication and Peripheral Artery Disease
20. Acute Aortic Syndromes
21. Cardioembolic Stroke
22. Assessment of the Cardiac Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
23. Dyslipidemias

Index

Kanu Chatterjee
Clinical Professor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine, University of lowa, United States of America, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States of America

Byron F Vandenberg
Associate Professor of Medicine, The Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, USA