Pocket Cardiology

Designed for portability and quick reference, Pocket Cardiology, Third Edition, provides the essential information needed by practitioners and trainees on a daily basis, and is an excellent resource for clinical board review. Written and edited by Dr. Marc S. Sabatine and a team of cardiologists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, this fully updated volume provides a concise and focused review of all areas of cardiology in one easy-to-navigate, pocket-sized notebook.

Table of Contents:

Contributing Authors

Preface

CARDIOVASCULAR EVALUATION TOOLS

Electrocardiography

Echocardiography

Exercise Electrocardiography

Nuclear Cardiology

Cardiac CT

Cardiac MRI

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Hypertension

Dyslipidemia

CV Risk Reduction in Diabetes

Obesity and Weight Management

CORONARY DISEASE

Chest Pain

Noninvasive Evaluation of CAD

Chronic Coronary Disease

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Coronary Angiography & PCI

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Cardiac Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery

HEART FAILURE

Heart Failure Fundamentals

Heart Failure with Reduced EF

Heart Failure with Preserved EF

Acute Decompensated HF

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Myocarditis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Restrictive & Infiltrative CMP

Other Cardiomyopathies

Cardiac Transplant & Durable MCS

Cardio-Oncology

CRITICAL CARE

Overview of Shock

PA Catheter Monitoring

Vasoactive Drugs Used in Shock

Cardiogenic and Mixed Shock

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Hypovolemic/Hemorrhagic Shock

Distributive/Septic Shock

Cardiac Arrest Care

Respiratory Failure

Mechanical Ventilation

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acid–Base Disturbances

Renal Failure

Toxins

ICU Bundle & Nutrition

VALVULAR AND PERICARDIAL HEART DISEASE

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic Regurgitation

Mitral Regurgitation

Mitral Stenosis

Tricuspid Regurgitation

Prosthetic Heart Valves

Endocarditis

Pericardial Disease

VASCULAR DISEASE

Aortic Aneurysms

Acute Aortic Syndromes

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Renovascular Disease

Cerebrovascular Disease

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Pulmonary Hypertension (PHT)

ARRHYTHMIAS

Supraventricular Tachycardias

Atrial Fibrillation

VT vs. SVT with Aberrancy

Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Bradycardia and AV Block

Syncope

Antiarrhythmic Drugs (AAD)

Electrophysiology Study (EPS)

Pacemakers

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection

ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Acyanotic Defects

Cyanotic Defects

Stenotic Lesions

Genetic Syndromes

ACHD Classification

Coronary Anomalies

Pregnancy & CV Disease

APPENDIX

ICU Medications

Formulae and Quick Reference

ABBREVIATIONS

INDEX

PHOTO INSERTS

ACLS