Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly (Hardcover) (Contemporary Cardiology)

This book will benefit physicians and other health care providers caring for older patients who have, or are at risk for, cardiovascular disease. Leading clinicians review all aspects of treating cardiovascular disease in the elderly, including primary and secondary prevention strategies as well as the treatment of acute and chronic ischemic disease and its complications. This text offers evidence-based recommendations relying on established clinical trials, thus making this an essential reference for all physicians treating the elderly.

Contents: 1 Aging of the Heart and Arteries: Relevance to Cardiovascular Disease; Samer S. Najjar and Edward G. Lakatta; 2 Frailty: Keystone in the Bridge Between Geriatrics and Cardiology; William Russell Hazzard; 3 Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Elderly: Evaluation and Intervention; Susan J. Zieman and Beth R. Malasky; 4 Stable Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly; Beth R. Malasky and Joseph S. Alpert; 5 Age and Mortality and Morbidity in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Steven P. Schulman and Gary Gerstenblith; 6 Evaluation and Treatment of Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly; Stephen D. Wiviott and Christopher P. Cannon; 7 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Elderly; Michael J. McWilliams and Eric J. Topol; 8 Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly; David D. Yuh and William A. Baumgartner; 9 Heart Failure in the Elderly; Michael W. Rich; 10 Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly; Milind Y. Desai and Gary Gerstenblith; 11 Arrhythmia Management in the Elderly; Jonathan P. Piccini and Hugh Calkins; 12 Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly; Emile R. Mohler III and William R. Hiatt; 13 Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older Care Patients; Philip A. Ades; 14 Clinical Pharmacology; Janice B. Schwartz; 15 Medical Treatment of the Cardiac Patient Approaching the End of Life; Lofty L. Basta, W. Daniel Doty, and Michael D. D. Geldart