Braunwald's heart disease : a textbook of cardiovascular medicine / edited by Peter Libby, Robert O. Bonow, Douglas L. Mann, Douglas P. Zipes ; founding editor and e-dition editor, Eugene Braunwald.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents Ch. 1 Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease / J. Michael Gaziano Ch. 2 Heart Disease in Varied Populations / Clyde W. Yancy Ch. 3 Economics and Cardiovascular Disease / Mark A. Hlatky, Daniel B. Mark Ch. 4 Clinical Decision-Making in Cardiology / Harlan M. Krumholz Ch. 5 Measurement and Improvement of Quality of Cardiovascular Care / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 6 The Principles of Drug Therapy / Dan M. Roden Ch. 7 Principles of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Genetics / Elizabeth G. Nabel Ch. 8 General Principles of Genetic Factors in Cardiovascular Disease / Reed E. Pyeritz, Christine E. Seidman Ch. 9 Genetics of Cardiac Arrhythmias / Silvia G. Priori, Carlo Napolitano, Peter J. Schwartz Ch. 10 Genetic Factors in Myocardial Disease / Jonathan G. Seidman, Reed E. Pyeritz, Christine E. Seidman Ch. 11 The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach / James C. Fang, Patrick T. O'Gara Ch. 12 Electrocardiography / David M. Mirvis, Ary L. Goldberger Guidelines: Electrocardiography / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 13 Exercise Stress Testing / Bernard R. Chaitman Guidelines: Exercise Stress Testing / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 14 Echocardiography / Heidi M. Connolly, Jae K. Oh Guidelines: Use of Echocardiography / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 15 The Chest Radiograph in Cardiovascular Disease / Michael A. Bettmann Ch. 16 Nuclear Cardiology / James E. Udelson, Vasken Dilsizian, Robert O. Bonow Guidelines: Nuclear Cardiology / Thomas H. Lee, James E. Udelson Ch. 17 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / Dudley Pennell Guidelines: Appropriateness Guidelines: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 18 Computed Tomography of the Heart / Stephan Achenbach, Werner G. Daniel Guidelines: Appropriateness Guidelines: Cardiac Computed Tomography / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 19 Cardiac Catheterization / Charles J. Davidson, Robert O. Bonow Ch. 20 Coronary Arteriography and Intravascular Imaging / Jeffrey J. Popma Guidelines: Coronary Arteriography / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 21 Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation / Lionel H. Opie Ch. 22 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure / Douglas L. Mann Ch. 23 Clinical Assessment of Heart Failure / Otto M. Hess, John D. Carroll Ch. 24 Diagnosis and Management of Acute Heart Failure / John R. Teerlink Ch. 25 Management of Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction / Douglas L. Mann Ch. 26 Heart Failure with Normal Ejection Fraction / Margaret M. Redfield Guidelines: Management of Heart Failure / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 27 Surgical Management of Heart Failure / Patrick M. McCarthy Ch. 28 Assisted Circulation in the Treatment of Heart Failure / Yoshifumi Naka, Eric A. Rose Ch. 29 Emerging Therapies and Strategies in the Treatment of Heart Failure / Stefanie Dimmeler, Douglas L. Manu, Andreas M. Zeiher Ch. 30 Care of Patients with End-Stage Heart Disease / Linda L. Emanuel, Robert O. Bonow Ch. 31 Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations / Michael Rubart, Douglas P. Zipes Ch. 32 Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias / John M. Miller, Douglas P. Zipes Ch. 33 Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias / John M. Miller, Douglas P. Zipes Guidelines: Ambulatory Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiological Testing / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 34 Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators / David L. Hayes, Douglas P. Zipes Guidelines: Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 35 Specific Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment / Jeffrey E. Olgin, Douglas P. Zipes Guidelines: Atrial Fibrillation / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 36 Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death / Robert J. Myerburg, Agustin Castellanos Ch. 37 Hypotension and Syncope / Hugh Calkins, Douglas P. Zipes Ch. 38 The Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis / Peter Libby Ch. 39 Risk Factors for Atherothrombotic Disease / Paul M. Ridker, Peter Libby Ch. 40 Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis / Ronald G. Victor, Norman M. Kaplan Ch. 41 Systemic Hypertension: Therapy / Norman M. Kaplan Guidelines: Treatment of Hypertension / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 42 Lipoprotein Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease / Jacques Genest, Peter Libby Ch. 43 Diabetes Mellitus, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease / Joshua A. Beckman, Peter Libby, Mark A. Creager Ch. 44 Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease / Ronald M. Krauss Ch. 45 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease / J. Michael Gaziano, JoAnn E. Manson, Paul M. Ridker Ch. 46 Exercise-Based, Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation / Paul D. Thompson Ch. 47 Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Management of Patients with Heart Disease / John H. K. Vogel, Rebecca B. Costello, Mitchell W. Krucoff Ch. 48 Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia / John M. Canty, Jr. Ch. 49 Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain / Christopher P. Cannon, Thomas H. Lee Ch. 50 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Features / Elliott M. Antman, Eugene Braunwald Ch. 51 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Management / Elliott M. Antman Ch. 52 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction / Gary E. Lane, David R. Holmes, Jr. Guidelines: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 53 Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Christopher P. Cannon, Eugene Braunwald Guidelines: Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 54 Chronic Coronary Artery Disease / David A. Morrow, Bernard J. Gersh Guidelines: Chronic Stable Angina / Thomas H. Lee, David A. Morrow Ch. 55 Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention / Jeffrey J. Popma, Donald S. Baim, Frederic S. Resnic Guidelines; Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 56 Diseases of the Aorta / Eric M. Isselbacher Ch. 57 Peripheral Arterial Diseases / Mark A. Creager, Peter Libby Ch. 58 Prevention and Management of Stroke / Larry B. Goldstein Ch. 59 Endovascular Treatment of Noncoronary Obstructive Vascular Disease / Andrew C. Eisenhauer, Christopher J. White Ch. 60 Diabetes and Heart Disease / Richard W. Nesto Ch. 61 Congenital Heart Disease / Gary D. Webb, Jeffrey F. Smallhorn, Judith Therrien, Andrew N. Redington Ch. 62 Valvular Heart Disease / Catherine M. Otto, Robert O. Bonow Guidelines: Management of Valvular Heart Disease / Thomas H. Lee, Robert O. Bonow Ch. 63 Infective Endocarditis / Adolf W. Karchmer Guidelines: Infective Endocarditis / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 64 The Dilated, Restrictive, and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies / Joshua M. Hare Ch. 65 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy / Barry J. Maron Ch. 66 Myocarditis / Peter P. Lin, Heinz-Peter Schulthoiss Ch. 67 Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals / Stacy D. Fisher, Steven E. Lipshultz Ch. 68 Toxins and the Heart / Richard A. Lange, L. David Hillis Ch. 69 Primary Tumors of the Heart / Bruce McManus, Cheng-Han Lee Ch. 70 Pericardial Diseases / Martin M. LeWinter Ch. 71 Traumatic Heart Disease / Matthew J. Wall, Jr., Danny Chu, Kenneth L. Mattox Ch. 72 Pulmonary Embolism / Samuel Z. Goldhaber Ch. 73 Pulmonary Hypertension / Stuart Rich, Vallerie V. McLaughlin Ch. 74 Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease / Apoor S. Gami, Virend K. Somers Ch. 75 Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly / Janice B. Schwartz, Douglas P. Zipes Ch. 76 Cardiovascular Disease in Women / L. Kristin Newby, Pamela S. Douglas Ch. 77 Pregnancy and Heart Disease / Carole A. Watnes Guidelines: Pregnancy and Heart Disease / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 78 Exercise and Sports Cardiology / Gary J. Balady, Philip A. Ades Ch. 79 Medical Management of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery / Richard J. Gray, Dhun H. Sethna Ch.

80 Anesthesia and Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease / Lee A. Fleisher, Kim A. Eagle Guidelines: Reducing Cardiac Risk with Noncardiac Surgery / Thomas H. Lee Ch. 81 Endocrine Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease / Irwin Klein Ch. 82 Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease / Barbara A. Konkle, Daniel Simon, Andrew I. Schafer Ch. 83 Rheumatic Fever / B. Soma Raju, Zohan G. Turi Ch. 84 Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System / Brian F. Mandell, Gary S. Hoffman Ch. 85 The Cancer Patient and Cardiovascular Disease / Thomas Forco Ch. 86 Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease / Lawson R. Wulsin, Arthur J. Barsky Ch. 87 Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease / Willam J. Groh, Douglas P. Zipes Ch. 88 Interface Between Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Illness / Peter A. McCullough Ch. 89 Cardiovascular Manifestations of Autonomic Disorders / Suraj Kapa, Virend K. Somers

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