Common Problems in Cardiology

DescriptionCommon Problems in Cardiology is a comprehensive guide to common cardiology disorders. Each disorder is described by its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, risks, treatment and management.The book is divided into 23 chapters, each covering a specific disorder, from chest pain and hypertension, to pericardial diseases and cardioembolic stroke. A complete differential diagnosis and analysis is provided with each symptom. Information on cardiovascular risk and non cardiac surgery, preoperative cardiac diagnostic testing, preoperative assessment of patients with valvular heart disease, and revascularisation prior to noncardiac surgery is also provided.Common Problems in Cardiology covers perioperative management of coronary stents, beta-blockade, statin use, pacemakers and anticoagulation management, as well as preoperative assessment of candidates for kidney and liver transplantation.Edited by Kanu Chatterjee, Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of California, this authoritative and comprehensive book is an ideal resource for postgraduates, interns, general physicians and practising cardiologists.Key FeaturesA handy book on the subjectDeals with the common problems in cardiology faced by general practitionersPresents the signs and symptoms, etiological causes, diagnostic methods, and management approaches of the various cardiac diseasesFocus on chest pain, ischemic heart disease, coronary and pulmonary artery diseases, dyspnea, heart failure, hypertension and hypotension, shock, diseases of heart valve, infective endocarditis, pericardial diseases, syncope, palpitation, bradyarrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, tachyarrhythmia, claudication, aortic disease, stroke, dyslipidemia , etc.Helpful for students and teachers of cardiology, heart specialist, general practitioners and physicians, as well as beginners dealing in cardiology.Table of ContentsChest PainStable Ischemic Heart DiseaseAcute Coronary SyndromesDyspnea: Evaluation and ManagementHeart Failure with Reduced Ejection FractionHeart Failure with Preserved Ejection FractionHypotension and ShockHypertensionThe Essentials of Pulmonary HypertensionAortic and Mitral Valve DiseaseInfective EndocarditisProsthetic Heart ValvesPericardial DiseasesSyncopePalpitationsThe BradyarrhythmiasAtrial FibrillationThe TachyarrhythmiaClaudication and Peripheral Artery DiseaseAcute Aortic SyndromesCardioembolic StrokeAssessment of the Cardiac Patient for Noncardiac SurgeryDyslipidemiasIndex