Foreword, ix

Introduction, xi

1 Epidemiology of Heart Disease, 1
Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz

2 Cardiac Ageing and Systemic Disorders, 29
David J. Stott and Terence J. Quinn

3 Hypertension, 44
Anthony S. Wierzbicki and Adie Viljoen

4 Lipid Management, 68
Adie Viljoen and Anthony S. Wierzbicki

5 Arrhythmias, 90
Abhay Bajpai and A. John Camm

6 Hypotension, 135
Suraj Alakkassery

7 Ischaemic Heart Disease, 152
Wilbert S. Aronow

8 Heart Failure, 172
Michael W. Rich

9 Cardiac Surgery, 202
Ulrich O. von Oppell and Adam Szafranek

10 Cardiac Rehabilitation, 234
Niccol`o Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli, Francesco Orso, Marco Baccini, Lucio A. Rinaldi and Giulio Masotti

11 Acute Stroke Care and Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis, 261
David Doig and Martin M. Brown

12 Stroke Rehabilitation, 299
Lalit Kalra

13 Communication Disorders and Dysphagia, 329
Pamela M. Enderby

14 Peripheral Arterial Disease, 345
Leocadio Rodr´?guez-Ma ˜ nas, Marta Castro Rodr´?guez and Cristina Alonso Bouz´on

15 Venous Thromboembolism, 366
Gordon D.O. Lowe

16 Planning Cardiovascular Investigations and Management of Older People, 376
Jennifer K. Harrison, Terence J. Quinn and David J. Stott

Index, 395

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