The Washington Manual Cardiology Subspecialty Consult

Description:

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Cardiology Subspecialty Consult, Fourth Edition, provides essential information on inpatient and outpatient management of common diseases and disorders. Edited by Drs. Justin S. Sadhu, Mustafa Husaini, and Dominique S. Williams, this edition offers state-of-the-art content on disease pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, and management options, including new biomedical discoveries and novel therapeutics. Ideal for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical information in cardiology, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers. 

Table of Contents:

1. Approach to the Cardiovascular Consult

2. Cardiovascular Physical Examination

3. Hypertension

4. Primary and ­Secondary ­Prevention of ­Atherosclerotic ­Cardiovascular Disease

5. The Cardiac Patient ­Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

6. Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain

7. Stable Angina

8. Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

9. Acute ST-Segment ­Elevation Myocardial Infarction

10. Evaluation of Acute Heart Failure

11. Evaluation and ­Management of Heart ­Failure with Reduced ­Ejection Fraction

12. Evaluation and ­Management of Heart ­Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

13. Heart Transplantation

14. Cardio-Oncology: ­Essentials for Effective Consultation

15. Cardiac Amyloidosis

16. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

17. Diseases of the Pericardium

18. Pulmonary ­Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial ­Hypertension, and Right Heart Failure

19. Peripheral Arterial Disease

20. Diseases of the Aorta

21. Aortic Valve Disease

22. Mitral Valve Disease

23. Tricuspid Valve Disease

24. Infective Endocarditis and Cardiac Device Infections

25. Basic Electrocardiography

26. Advanced Electrocardiography: ECG 201

27. Bradyarrhythmias and ­Permanent Pacemakers

28. Atrial Fibrillation

29. Approach to Syncope

30. Sudden Cardiac Death

31. QT Syndromes

32. Adult Congenital Heart Disease

33. Cardiovascular Disease in Women

34. Cardiovascular Disease in Older Patients

35. Echocardiography

36. Cardiac Computed ­Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

37. Nuclear Cardiology

38. Cardiovascular Positron Emission Tomography

39. Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Imaging

40. Cardiovascular Emergencies

41. Procedures in Critical Care

Index