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The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult

by: Nixon, J.V. (Ian); Alpert, Joseph S.; Aurigemma, Gerard P.; Bolger, Ann F.; Chaitman, Bernard R.; Crawford, Michael H.; Fletcher, Gerald F.; Francis, Gary S.; Gersony, Welton M.; Harrington, Robert A.; Ott, Peter; Wenger, Nanette K.

The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult

ISBN 13:
9780781764902
ISBN 10:
0781764904
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/01/2006
Publisher: LWW
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Authored by members of the American Heart Association's Clinical Cardiology Council, The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult, Second Edition is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems. It covers more than 160 problems, diseases, syndromes, and chief complaints in the popular, easy-to-read, two-page 5-Minute Consult format. This thoroughly updated edition incorporates current American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines. New topics covered include cardiovascular preventive care (primary and secondary prevention); metabolic syndrome; sexual dysfunction and the heart; and stem cells and the heart. A revised appendix contains relevant Web addresses.

Preface

Contributing Authors

vii

Acromegaly and the Heart

(2)

Acute Coronary Syndrome(s)

(2)

Adenosine

(2)

Aging Heart

(2)

AICDs

(2)

AIDS and the Heart

(2)

Alcohol and the Heart

(2)

Amyloid Heart Disease

(2)

Anemia and the Heart

(2)

Aortic Aneurysm

(2)

Angina with Normal Coronary Arteries

(2)

Angina, Prinzmetal's Variant Angina

(2)

Angina, Stable

(2)

Angiogenesis

(2)

Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Heart

(2)

Anomalous Coronary Arteries

(2)

Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections

(2)

Anorexia Nervosa and the Heart

(2)

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

(2)

Aortic Regurgitation, Adult

(2)

Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric

(2)

Aortic Stenosis, Adult

(2)

Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular

(2)

Aortic Stenosis, Pediatric

(2)

Apoptosis

(2)

Arrhythmias, APBs

(2)

Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation

(2)

Arrhythmias, Atrial Flutter

(2)

Arrhythmias, AVNRT

(2)

Arrhythmias, Heart Block (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Degree)

(2)

Arrhythmias, Junctional Rhythm

(2)

Arrhythmias, MAT

(2)

Arrhythmias, PVCs

(2)

Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome

(2)

Arrhythmias, SVT

(2)

Arrhythmias, Torsade de Pointes Ventricular Tachycardia

(2)

Arrhythmias, Ventricular Fibrillation

(2)

Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia

(2)

Arrhythmias, Wolfe-Parkinson-White Syndrome

(2)

Arterial Embolism

(2)

Arterial Hypertension

(2)

Atherosclerosis

(2)

Arteriovenous Fistulas

(2)

Athletic Heart Syndrome

(2)

Atrial Septal Defect, Secundum

(2)

Brugada Syndrome

(2)

Carcinoid Heart Disease

(2)

Cardiac Surgery, Immediate Postoperative Management

(2)

Cardiac Surgery, Preoperative Assessment

(2)

Cardiac Trauma

100

(2)

Cardiac Neoplasms

102

(2)

Cardiac Transplantation, Pediatric

104

(4)

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated or Congestive

108

(2)

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

110

(2)

Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric

112

(4)

Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive

116

(2)

Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Primary Prevention)

118

(2)

Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Secondary Prevention)

120

(2)

Carotid Sinus Syndrome

122

(2)

Cerebrovascular Disease

124

(2)

Chagas Disease and the Heart

126

(2)

Chemotherapy and the Heart

128

(2)

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

130

(2)

Clubbing

132

(2)

Coarctation of the Aorta

134

(2)

Collateral Blood Vessels

136

(2)

Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

138

(4)

Cor Pulmonale

142

(2)

Cor Triatriatum

144

(2)

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors

146

(2)

Counterpulsation (Aortic)

148

(2)

Cushing's Syndrome and the Heart

150

(4)

Cytokines and the Heart

154

(2)

Transposition of the Great Arteries

156

(4)

Dermatomyositis and the Heart

160

(2)

Diastolic Ventricular Function

162

(2)

Digitalis Toxicity

164

(2)

Dyslipidemia

166

(2)

Ebstein's Disease and Uhl's Anomaly

168

(4)

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and the Heart

172

(2)

Eisenmenger's Syndrome

174

(2)

Endocardial Cushion Defects

176

(2)

Endocarditis

178

(2)

Endothelin

180

(2)

Eosinophilic Heart Disease

182

(2)

Fabry's Disease and the Heart

184

(2)

Foramen Ovale

186

(2)

Heart Failure (Diagnosis and Management)

188

(2)

Heart Rate Variability

190

(2)

Heart Transplantation

192

(2)

High Output Heart Failure

194

(2)

Hurler's Syndrome and the Heart

196

(2)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

198

(2)

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

200

(2)

Hypothyroid Heart Disease

202

(2)

Hypoxic Heart Syndrome and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

204

(2)

Kawasaki's Disease

206

(2)

L Transposition of the Great Arteries

208

(2)

Left Ventricular Outflow Obstructive, Nonvalvular

210

(2)

Lyme Disease and the Heart

212

(2)

Marfan's Syndrome

214

(2)

Mesenteric Ischemia

216

(2)

Metabolic Syndrome

218

(2)

Mitral Regurgitation, Adult

220

(2)

Mitral Regurgitation, Pediatric

222

(2)

Mitral Stenosis

224

(2)

Mitral Valve Prolapse, Myxomatous Degeneration of the Heart

226

(2)

Muscular Dystrophy and the Heart

228

(4)

Myocardial Infarction (Diagnosis and Management, Including all Subsets of Acute MI, e.g., STEMI, non-STEMI)

232

(4)

Myocarditis

236

(2)

Natriuretic Peptides

238

(2)

Noonan's Syndrome

240

(2)

Obesity and the Heart

242

(2)

Orthostatic Hypotension

244

(2)

Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Heart

246

(2)

Paget's Disease and the Heart

248

(2)

Paradoxical Embolism

250

(2)

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

252

(2)

Pectus Excavatum, Effect on Cardiac Function

254

(2)

Pericardial Tamponade

256

(2)

Pericarditis, Acute

258

(2)

Pericarditis, Constrictive

260

(2)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

262

(2)

Pheochromocytoma

264

(4)

Pickwickian Syndrome

268

(2)

Pregnancy and the Heart

270

(2)

Primary Hyperaldosteronism

272

(2)

Prolonged QT Syndrome and Proarrhythmias

274

(2)

Prosthetic Valves

276

(2)

Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum

278

(2)

Pulmonary Embolism

280

(2)

Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary and Secondary

282

(2)

Pulmonary Regurgitation

284

(2)

Pulmonary Stenosis, Adult

286

(2)

Pulmonary Stenosis, Pediatric

288

(2)

Radiation Heart Disease

290

(2)

Remodeling

292

(2)

Renal Artery Stenosis

294

(2)

Renal Failure and the Cardiovascular System

296

(2)

Reynaud's Syndrome

298

(2)

Rheumatic Fever

300

(2)

Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Heart

302

(2)

Sarcoidosis and the Heart

304

(2)

Scleroderma and the Heart

306

(2)

Sepsis and the Heart

308

(2)

Sexual Dysfunction and the Heart

310

(2)

Sickle Cell Diseases and the Heart

312

(2)

Silent Myocardial Ischemia

314

(2)

Single Ventricle and Tricuspid Atresia

316

(4)

Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

320

(2)

Situs Inversus

322

(2)

SLE and the Heart

324

(2)

Sleep Disturbance and the Heart

326

(2)

Steal Syndrome

328

(2)

Stem Cells and the Heart

330

(2)

Sudden Death

332

(2)

Syncope, Adult

334

(2)

Syncope, Pediatric

336

(2)

Syphilitic Heart Disease

338

(2)

Tetralogy of Fallot

340

(2)

Thrombophlebitis

342

(2)

Tricuspid Regurgitation

344

(2)

Tricuspid Stenosis

346

(2)

Truncus Arteriosus

348

(2)

Turner's Syndrome

350

(2)

Valvular Cardiac Surgery

352

(2)

Ventricular Septal Defect

354

(5)

Appendix

359

(6)

Index

365

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