Descriere - Braunwalds Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Braunwald's masterwork returns … bringing you the definitive guidance you need to overcome any challenge in clinical cardiology today, using the best approaches available! Hundreds of world authorities, many of them new to this edition, synthesize all of the recent developments that are revolutionizing practice – from the newest findings in molecular biology and genetics to the latest imaging modalities, interventional procedures, and medications. The expertise of the book's contributors, the scope of its coverage, and its richly illustrated, user-friendly format all make this the ultimate reference for the practicing cardiologist.

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REVIEW OF THE LAST EDITION
"The editors have accomplished an impressive feat: improving on an already classic text…A worthy addition to the medical library of any practicing cardiologist, cardiology fellow, or health care practitioner with a special interest in heart disease." – JAMA
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Features

* Locate the answers you need fast, thanks to a user-friendly, full-color design, complete with more than 1,500 color illustrations.
* Glean clinically actionable information quickly with Clinical Practice Points in every chapter.
* Incorporate all of the text’s illustrations into your own PowerPoint® presentations with the bonus CD-ROM.

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What's New

* Apply the latest knowledge in your field with 7 new chapters on Acute Heart Failure • Device Therapy of Heart Failure • Emerging Therapies for Heart Failure • Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Management • Prevention and Management of Stroke • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy • and Coronary Arteriography Guidelines.
* Implement the most current, reliable practices thanks to meticulous revisions and updates throughout the book.
* Get fresh perspectives on your practice with contributions from more than 20 brand-new authors.

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Contents

1. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
2. Heart Disease in Varied Populations
3. Economics and Cardiovascular Disease
4. Clinical Decision Making in Cardiology
5. Measurement and Improvement of Quality of Cardiovascular Care
6. Principles of Drug Therapy
7. Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics in Cardiovascular Disease
8. Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease
9. Genetics of Cardiac Arrhythmias
10. Genetics of Myocardial Disease
11. The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach
12. Electrocardiography
Guidelines: Electrocardiography
13. Exercise Stress Testing
Guidelines: Exercise Stress Testing
14. Echocardiography
Guidelines: Use of Echocardiography
15. The Chest Radiograph in Cardiovascular Disease
16. Nuclear Cardiology
Guidelines: Nuclear Cardiology
17. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
18. Computed Tomography of the Heart
19. Cardiac Catheterization
20. Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging
Guidelines: Coronary Arteriography Guidelines
21. Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
22. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
23. Clinical assessment
24. Acute Heart Failure
25. Systolic Heart Failure
26. Heart Failure w/Preserved Systolic Fx
Guidelines: Management of Heart Failure
27. Surgical management of Heart Failure
28. Circ Assist Therapy of Heart Failure
29. Emerging therapies for Heart Failure
30. Care of Patients with End-Stage Heart Disease
31. Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations
32. Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias
33. Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Guidelines: Ambulatory Electrocardiography and Electrophysiological Testing
34. Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Guidelines: Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators
35. Specific Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment
36. Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
37. Hypotension and Syncope
38. The Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis
39. Risk Factors for Atherothrombotic Disease
40. Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
41. Systemic Hypertension: Therapy
Guidelines: Treatment of Hypertension
42. Lipoprotein Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
43. The Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
44. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease
45. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
46. Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
47. Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Management
48. Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
49. Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain
50. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Features
51. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Management
52. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guidelines: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction
53. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Guidelines: Unstable Angina
54. Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
Guidelines: Chronic Stable Angina
55. Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention
Guidelines: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention
56. Diseases of the Aorta Peripheral Arterial Diseases
57. Prevention and Management of Stroke
58. Endovascular Treatment of Noncoronary Obstructive Vascular Disease
59. Diabetes and Heart Disease
60. Congenital Heart Disease
61. Valvular Heart Disease
Guidelines: Management of Valvular Heart Disease
62. Infective Endocarditis
Guidelines: Infective Endocarditis
63. The Dilated, Infiltrative and Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
64. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies
65. Myocarditis
66. Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
67. Toxins and the Heart
68. Primary Tumors of the Heart
69. Pericardial Diseases
70. Traumatic Heart Disease
71. Pulmonary Embolism
72. Pulmonary Hypertension
73. Sleep Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
74. Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
75. Cardiovascular Disease in Women
76. Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
Guidelines: Pregnancy
77. Sports Cardiology
78. Medical Management of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
79. Anesthesia and Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease
Guidelines: Reducing Cardiac Risk with Noncardiac Surgery
80. Endocrine Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
81. Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease
82. Rheumatic Fever
83. Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System
84. The Patient with Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
85. Psychiatric Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
86. Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
87. Interface Between Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Illness
88. Cardiovascular Manifestations of Autonomic Disorders