Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances in cardiology, this concise and easy-to-read handbook presents current, core information that busy clinicians need in day-to-day practice. Coverage focuses on fundamentals of diagnosis and treatment and emphasizes understanding the pathophysiology of the various cardiac diseases. This Fifth Edition provides an evidence-based approach, utilizing the latest clinical trials. It includes a chapter on unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. All diagnosis and treatment recommendations reflect the current guidelines published by the AHA and the ACC
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1. Basic Electrocardiology, 1 2. Arrhythmias, 27 3. Exercise Stress Testing, 59 4. Echocardiography, 67 5. Nuclear Cardiology, 83 6. Cardiac Catheterization, 93 7. Ischemic Heart Disease: Risk Factors and Prevention, 101 8. Angina Pectoris, 109 9a. Acute Coronary Syndromes-Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 121 9b. Myocardial Infarction, 131 10. Congestive Heart Failure, 165 11. Valvar Heart Disease, 181 12. Congenital Heart Disease, 213 13. The Cardiomyopathies, 231 14. Pericardial Heart Disease, 239 15. SuddenCardiac Death, 251 16. Cardiac Pacemakers, 257 17. Cardiac Surgery, 263 18. Cardiac Drug Therapy, 269 Subject Index, 281
