Primary Cardiology

This authoritative, practical, and user-friendly presentation helps the non-specialist meet the health care system's evolving need for the management of heart disease by primary care providers. Useful diagrams, flow charts, and algorithms guide the diagnosis, treatment of presenting complaints, and established conditions typical to primary care. This new edition has been completely updated, with special attention paid to the inclusion of evidence-based summaries.

Features

Most authoritative editors and authors in the world
4-colour format, with many flowcharts and tables, for easy access to information and ease of comprehension

What's New

Increased focus on primary care issues, especially Prevention and Common Disorders
Evidence-based summaries throughout the text

Contents

Part I: Cardiologic Principles for the Primary Care Physician
1. Evidence-Based Medicine - Lee Goldman 2. Clinical Decision Making - Lee Goldman 3. The Clinical Examination - Eugene Braunwald 4. Cardiac Noninvasive Testing - Thomas H. Lee 5. Principles of Echocardiography - Scott Solomon

Part II: Approach to Common Cardiac Problems
6. Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain - Lee Goldman 7. Approach to the Patient with Dyspnea - Richard M. Schwartzstein, David Feller-Kopman 8. Approach to the Patient with Edema - Glenn M. Chertow 9. Approach to the Patient with Palpitations - Mark A. Hlatky 10. Approach to the Patient with Syncope - Wishwa N. Kapoor 11. Approach to the Patient with a Heart Murmur - Peter I. Norton, Robert A. O'Rourke 12. Approach to the Patient with Asymptomatic Electrocardiographic Abnormalities - Leonard I. Ganz 13. Approach to the Patient with Cardiac Enlargement - Patrick T. O'Gara 14. Approach to the Patient Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery - Joshua S. Adler, Lee Goldman 15. Approach to the Woman with Heart Disease, Including During Pregnancy - Pamela Charney, Sandra Wainwright 16. Approach to the Elderly Patient with Heart Disease - Karen P. Alexander, Eric D. Peterson 17. Approach to End-of-Life Care in Patients with Terminal Heart Disease - Steven Pantilat

Part III: Preventive Cardiology
18. Screening for Coronary Artery Disease and Its Risk Factors - J. Michael Gaziano 19. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Hypertension - William J. Elliott, Henry R. Black 20. Dietary Fat and Lipids - Robert Knopp 21. Smoking: Risks and How to Promote Smoking Cessation - Neal L. Benowitz 22. Exercise and Heart Disease - Paul D. Thompson 23. Other Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: Diet, Lifestyle, Psychological Disorders, and Estrogen Deficiency/Hormone Replacement Therapy - Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson

Part IV: Recognition and Management of Patients with Specific Cardiac Problems
24. Approach to Cardiovascular Emergencies - Robert A. Barish, Jerome F.X. Naradzay 25. Recognition and Management of Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris - Kanu Chatterjee, C. Michael Gibson, Lee Goldman 26. Recognition and Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - Eugene Braunwald 27. Recognition and Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction - Eugene Braunwald 28. Recognition and Management of Patients with Heart Failure - Lynne Warner Stevenson 29. Recognition and Management of Patients with Cardiomyopathies - G. William Dec 30. Recognition and Management of Patients with Tachyarrhythmias - Melvin M. Scheinman, Vineet Kaushik 31. Recognition and Management of Patients with Bradyarrhythmias - Jacob M. Mishell, Nora Goldschlager 32. Recognition and Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease - Blase A. Carabello 33. Recognition and Management of Patients with Infective Endocarditis - Adolf Karchmer 34. Recognition and Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - Elyse Foster, Melvin D. Cheitlin 35. Recognition and Management of Patients with Pericardial Disease - R.A. Nishimura, K.R. Kidd 36. Recognition and Management of Patients with Diseases of the Aorta (Aneurysms and Dissection) - Patrick T. O'Gara 37. Recognition and Management of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease - Allan Hirsch 38. Recognition and Management of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, and Cor Pulmonale - Samuel Z. Goldhaber