Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine Book

	Contributing Authors
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Sect. I	Acute Coronary Syndromes
1	Acute Myocardial Infarction	3
2	Unstable Angina and Non-ST - Segment Elevation MI	25
3	Complications of Myocardial Infarction	39
4	Post-Myocardial Infarction Risk Stratification and Management	56
Sect. II	Chronic Ischemic Syndromes
5A	Stable Angina	71
5B	Silent Ischemia	91
6	Syndrome X: Angina with Normal Coronary Arteries	95
Sect. III	Chronic Heart Failure
7	Systolic Heart Failure	99
8	Diastolic Heart Failure	115
9	Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	129
10	High-output Heart Failure	142
11	Isolated Right Heart Failure	145
12	Surgical Options in Heart Failure	149
13	Cardiac Transplantation	154
Sect. IV	Valvular Heart Disease
14	Aortic Valve Disease	167
15	Mitral Valve Disease	194
16	Tricuspid Valve Disease	220
17	Pulmonary Valve Disease	229
18	Prosthetic Heart Valves	232
Sect. V	Arrhythmia
19	Tachyarrhythmias	249
20	Bradyarrhythmias, Atrioventricular Block, Asystole, and Pulseless Electrical Activity	281
21	Sudden Cardiac Death	301
22	Syncope	310
23	Long QT Syndrome	320
24	Antiarrhythmic Drugs	325
Sect. VI	Diseases of the Aorta and Pericardium
25	Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection	335
26	Acute Pericarditis	354
27	Pericardial Effusion	363
28	Constrictive Pericarditis	373
Sect. VII	Adult Congenital Heart Disease
29	Atrial Septal Defect	387
30	Ventricular Septal Defect	392
31	Patent Ductus Arteriosus	396
32	Coarctation of the Aorta	399
33	Tetralogy of Fallot	402
34	Miscellaneous Defects	407
Sect. VIII	Common Cardiology Consults
35	Assessing and Managing Cardiac Risk in Noncardiac Surgical Procedures	421
36	Hypertensive Crisis	434
37	Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Emergency Department	446
Sect. IX	Preventive Cardiology
38	Cardiovascular Risk Factors	455
39	Coronary Artery Disease and Women	482
Sect. X	Noninvasive Assessment
40	Exercise Electrocardiographic Testing	503
41	Nuclear Imaging	523
42	Stress Echocardiography	537
43	Myocardial Viability	549
Sect. XI	Electrophysiology
44	Electrophysiologic Studies	563
45	Cardiac Pacing	588
46	Antitachycardia Devices	612
47	Head-upright, Tilt Table Testing	620
Sect. XII	Miscellaneous Conditions
48	Infective Endocarditis	629
49	Rheumatic Fever	644
Sect. XIII	Procedures
50	Right Heart Catheterization	653
51	Temporary Transvenous Pacing	666
52	Pericardiocentesis	670
53	Cardioversion	676
54	Endomyocardial Biopsy	682
55	Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation	687
56	Left Heart Catheterization	700
57	Interventional Cardiology	722
58	Transthoracic Echocardiography	744
59	Transesophageal Echocardiography	758
App	Drug Index	775
	Subject Index	837