Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine

Description:

The Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine is an up-to-date pocket guide for students, trainees, junior cardiologists and even for consultants during clinics and rounds, as well as health professionals such as cardiac nurses providing diagnostic algorhythms, indications for procedures, drug use, and guidelines in a nut shell. It is succinct, with bullet pointed information and attractive illustrations and flow charts in each chapter, making it a quick and easy reference for everyday use.

Table of Contents:

1 Global Cardiovascular Risk

2 Arterial Hypertension

3 Hypertensive Emergencies

4 Lipid Disorders

5 Metabolic Syndrome

6 Diabetes Mellitus

7 Smoking and Cessation

8 Nutrition and Dietary Recommendations

9 Cardiovascular Assessment in Athletes

10 Acute Chest Pain

11 Angina Pectoris

12 Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (INOCA) – Microvascular Angina

13 Acute Coronary Syndromes

14 Antithrombotics for Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes

15 Takotsubo Syndrome

16 Acute Aortic Syndrome

17 Aortic Aneurysm

18 Carotid Artery Disease

19 Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke

20 Peripheral Arterial Disease

21 Raynaud’s Phenomenon

22 Peripheral Oedema

23 Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis

24 Acute Pulmonary Embolism

25 Pulmonary Hypertension

26 Supraventricular Tachycardia

27 Atrial Tachycardia Including Atrial Flutter

28 Atrial Fibrillation

29 Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

30 Indications for Pacemakers

31 Indications for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

32 Removal (Extraction) of Pacemakers and ICD Leads

33 Channelopathies and Sudden Cardiac Death

34 Acute Heart Failure

35 Chronic Heart Failure

36 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure

37 (Peri-)Myocarditis

38 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

39 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

40 Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)

41 Aortic Stenosis

42 Mitral Valve Disease

43 Endocarditis

44 Preoperative Screening Prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery

45 Scores, Classifications, and Severity Levels

Index