Table of Contents

• Free Topics
  • About
  • Aneurysms
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Approach to Cardiac Disease Diagnosis
  • Cardiac Tumors
  • Conduction Disorders & Cardiac Pacing
  • Diagnostic Issues
  • Ebstein Anomaly
  • Eisenmenger Syndrome
  • Flowchart - Algorithm in risk stratification and management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
  • Flowchart - Sequential imaging and anticoagulant recommendations following acute anterior STEMI
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Physical Findings
  • Preface
• Section I. Prevention of Cardiovascular
  • 1. Lipid Disorders
  • 2. Systemic Hypertension
  • 3. Antiplatelet Therapy
  • 4. Long-Term Anticoagulation for Cardiac Conditions
    • 4. Long-Term Anticoagulation for Cardiac Conditions
    • Acknowledgement
    • Special Considerations
  • 5. Approach to Cardiac Disease Diagnosis
    • 5. Approach to Cardiac Disease Diagnosis
    • Acknowledgment
    • Physical Findings
• Section II. Ischemic Heart Disease
  • 10. Evaluation & Treatment of the Perioperative Patient
    • 10. Evaluation & Treatment of the Perioperative Patient
    • Special Populations
  • 6. Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
  • 7. Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
  • 8. Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • 9. Cardiogenic Shock
• Section III. Arrhythmias
  • 11. Supraventricular Tachycardias
    • 1. Bypass Tracts & Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) - Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
    • 1. Sinus Arrhythmia - Other Supraventricular Arrhythmias
    • 1. Sinus Tachycardia - Sinus Tachycardia & Sinus Node Reentry
    • 11. Supraventricular Tachycardias
    • 12. Atrial Fibrillation
    • 2. Other Bypass Tracts - Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
    • 2. Sinus Node Reentry - Sinus Tachycardia & Sinus Node Reentry
    • 2. Wandering Atrial Pacemaker - Other Supraventricular Arrhythmias
    • Atrial Flutter
    • Atrial Tachycardia
    • Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
    • Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia
    • Differentiation of Wide QRS Complex Tachycardias
    • Junctional Tachycardia
    • Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
  • 13. Ventricular Tachycardia
    • 13. Ventricular Tachycardia
    • 14. Conduction Disorders & Cardiac Pacing
    • Classifications of Ventricular Tachycardia
    • Diagnostic Issues
    • Management of Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
    • Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
    • Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with Structural Heart Disease
    • Ventricular Tachycardia Not Associated with Structural Heart Disease
  • 15. Sudden Cardiac Death
    • 15. Sudden Cardiac Death
    • Definitions
    • Evaluation of the Patient AT Elevated Risk for SCD
    • Identification of the Patient AT Elevated Risk for SCD
    • Pathophysiology & Etiologies
    • Prevention of SCD
    • Primary Prevention for SCD
    • Secondary Prevention for SCD
    • Treatment of the Patient AT Elevated Risk for SCD
    • Underlying Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest & Sudden Cardiac Death
  • 16. Syncope
    • 16. Syncope
    • Clinical Perspective
• Section IV. Valvular Disease
  • 17. Aortic Stenosis
    • 17. Aortic Stenosis
    • 18. Aortic Regurgitation
    • Diagnostic Dilemmas: Area-Gradient Mismatch
    • Special Circumstances
  • 19. Mitral Stenosis
    • 19. Mitral Stenosis
    • 20. Mitral Regurgitation
    • Complications
    • When To Refer Or Admit
  • 21. Tricuspid & Pulmonic Valve Disease
    • Pulmonic Valve Disease
    • Tricuspid Valve Disease
  • 22. Infective Endocarditis
    • 22. Infective Endocarditis
    • Management
• Section V. Cardiomyopathy & Heart Failure
  • 23. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • 23. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    • Management
  • 24. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
    • 24. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
    • Clinical Algorithms To Differentiate Constriction From Restriction
    • Differentiating Restrictive Cardiomyopathy From Other Disorders
    • Etiologies
    • Overview
    • Pertinent Aspects of Normal Hemodynamics
  • 25. Myocarditis, Toxic Cardiomyopathy, & Stress Cardiomyopathy
    • Myocarditis
    • Stress (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy
    • Toxic Cardiomyopathy
  • 26. Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
    • 26. Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
    • 27. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
    • Disease Management
  • 28. Pericardial Diseases
    • 28. Pericardial Diseases
    • Acute Pericarditis
    • Cardiac Tamponade
    • Constrictive Pericarditis
    • Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis
    • Pericardial Effusion
  • 29. Pulmonary Embolic Disease
    • 29. Pulmonary Embolic Disease
    • Counseling
    • Follow Up
    • Risk Stratification
  • 30. Pulmonary Hypertension
    • 30. Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Classification & Pathogenesis
  • 31. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
    • 31. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
    • Achd AP (Anatomic and Physiologic) Classification
    • Acquired Heart Disease in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
    • Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Atrial Septal Defect
    • Coarctation of the Aorta
    • Congenital Aortic Valvular Disease
    • Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
    • Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease - Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
    • Ebstein Anomaly
    • Eisenmenger Syndrome
    • Heart Failure in the Achd Population - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Other Acyanotic Congenital Defects - Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
    • Other Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Palliative Surgical Procedures - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
    • Prevention of Infective Endocarditis - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
    • Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in the Achd Population - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Tetralogy of Fallot & Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect
    • Transcatheter Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Interventions - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
    • Transposition of the Great Arteries
    • Tricuspid Atresia
    • Ventricular Septal Defects
• Section VI. Systemic Diseases & the Heart
  • 32. Cardiac Tumors
  • 33. Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
    • 33. Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy
    • Cardiovascular Physiology of Normal Pregnancy
    • Etiology & Symptomatology
    • Important Considerations
  • 34. Endocrinology & the Heart
    • 1. Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estrogens & the Heart
    • 1. Primary Hyperaldosteronism - Adrenal & the Heart
    • 1. Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Parathyroid & the Heart
    • 2. Cushing Syndrome - Adrenal & the Heart
    • 2. Hypoparathyroidism - Parathyroid & the Heart
    • 2. Oral Contraceptives - Estrogens & the Heart
    • 3. Adrenal Insufficiency - Adrenal & the Heart
    • 34. Endocrinology & the Heart
    • 4. Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas - Adrenal & the Heart
    • Acromegaly & the Heart
    • Adrenal & the Heart
    • Diabetes Mellitus & the Heart
    • Growth Hormone Deficiency
    • Neuroendocrine Tumors & the Heart
    • Parathyroid & the Heart
    • Thyroid & the Heart
    • Thyroid & the Heart - 1. Hyperthyroidism
    • Thyroid & the Heart - 2. Hypothyroidism
    • Thyroid & the Heart - 3. Effect of Heart Disease on Thyroid Function
    • Thyroid & the Heart - 4. Cardiovascular Drugs & the Thyroid
  • 35. Connective Tissue Diseases & the Heart
    • 1. Aortitis & Associated Valve Disease - Ankylosing Spondylitis
    • 1. Coronary Artery Disease - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 1. Myocarditis - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 1. Rheumatoid Pericarditis - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • 1. Valvular Heart Disease - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 2. Conduction Disturbances - Ankylosing Spondylitis
    • 2. Myocarditis - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 2. Pericarditis - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 2. Pericarditis - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 2. Rheumatoid Valvular Heart Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • 3. Conduction Disturbances & Arrhythmias - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 3. Coronary Artery Disease - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 3. Myocardial Disease, Atherosclerosis, & Pericardial Disease - Ankylosing Spondylitis
    • 3. Myocarditis or Cardiomyopathy - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 3. Rheumatoid Myocarditis - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • 35. Connective Tissue Diseases & the Heart
    • 4. Arrhythmias & Conduction Disturbances - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 4. Pericarditis - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 4. Rheumatoid Coronary Artery Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • 4. Thrombotic Diseases - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 5. Conduction Disturbances & Arrhythmias - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • 5. Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 5. Valvular Heart Disease - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 5. Valvular Heart Disease - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 6. Cardiac Arrhythmias & Conduction Disturbances - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • 6. Pulmonary Hypertension - Systemic Sclerosis
    • 6. Pulmonary Hypertension, Cor Pulmonale, & Hyperkinetic Heart Syndrome - Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • 6. Rheumatoid Pulmonary Hypertension - Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Ankylosing Spondylitis
    • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
    • Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • Systemic Sclerosis
  • 36. The Athlete & the Heart
    • 36. The Athlete & the Heart
    • Integrating the Clinical Findings in Evaluating Athletes
    • Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) & Return-To-Play Considerations
  • 37. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms & Dissections
    • Aneurysms
    • Aortic Dissection
• Front Matter
  • Preface