Contributors. . vii
Preface. . xi
SECTION I
INTRODUCTION TO CARDIOVASCULAR
DISORDERS
1 Basic Biology of the Cardiovascular System. . .. 2
Joseph Loscalzo, Peter Libby, Jonathan A. Epstein
2 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease. . 18
Thomas A. Gaziano, J. Michael Gaziano
3 Approach to the Patient with Possible
Cardiovascular Disease. 25
Joseph Loscalzo
SECTION II
DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR
DISORDERS
4 Chest Discomfort. 32
David A. Morrow
5 Dyspnea. 45
Richard M. Schwartzstein
6 Hypoxia and Cyanosis. 52
Joseph Loscalzo
7 Edema. 57
Eugene Braunwald, Joseph Loscalzo
8 Palpitations. 63
Joseph Loscalzo
9 Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular
System. 65
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
10 Approach to the Patient with a Heart Murmur. . .. 79
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
11 Electrocardiography. 92
Ary L. Goldberger
12 Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Magnetic Resonance/Computed Tomography Imaging. 105
Marcelo F. Di Carli, Raymond Y. Kwong,
Scott D. Solomon
13 Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
and Coronary Angiography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Jane A. Leopold, David P. Faxon
SECTION III
HEART RHYTHM DISTURBANCES
14 Principles of Electrophysiology. 154
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
15 The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Sinoatrial Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
16 The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Atrioventricular Node. 171
David D. Spragg, Gordon F. Tomaselli
17 Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias. 179
Gregory F. Michaud, William G. Stevenson
18 Ventricular Arrhythmias. 197
Roy M. John, William G. Stevenson
SECTION IV
DISORDERS OF THE HEART
19 Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis. 214
Douglas L. Mann, Murali Chakinala
20 Heart Failure: Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Mandeep R. Mehra
21 Cardiac Transplantation and Prolonged
Assisted Circulation. 239
Sharon A. Hunt, Hari R. Mallidi
22 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult. 245
Jamil A. Aboulhosn, John S. Child
23 Aortic Valve Disease. 259
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
24 Mitral Valve Disease. 274
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
25 Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease. 286
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
26 Multiple and Mixed Valvular Heart Disease. 292
Patrick T. O’Gara, Joseph Loscalzo
27 Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis. 296
Neal K. Lakdawala, Lynne Warner Stevenson,
Joseph Loscalzo
28 Pericardial Disease. 323
Eugene Braunwald
29 Tumors and Trauma of the Heart . 333
Eric H. Awtry, Wilson S. Colucci
30 Cardiac Manifestations of Systemic Disease. 338
Eric H. Awtry, Wilson S. Colucci
31 Infective Endocarditis . 343
Adolf W. Karchmer
32 Acute Rheumatic Fever . 359
Jonathan R. Carapetis
33 Chagas Disease and African Trypanosomiasis. 367
Louis V. Kirchhoff, Anis Rassi, Jr.
34 Cardiogenic Shock and Pulmonary Edema . 374
Judith S. Hochman, David H. Ingbar
35 Cardiovascular Collapse, Cardiac Arrest,
and Sudden Cardiac Death. 382
Robert J. Myerburg, Agustin Castellanos
SECTION V
DISORDERS OF THE VASCULATURE
36 The Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment
of Atherosclerosis. 394
Peter Libby
37 Disorders of Lipoprotein Metabolism. 409
Daniel J. Rader Helen H. Hobbs
38 The Metabolic Syndrome. 431
Robert H. Eckel
39 Ischemic Heart Disease . 439
Elliott M. Antman, Joseph Loscalzo
40 Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary
Syndrome (Non-ST-Segment Elevation
Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina). 461
Christopher P. Cannon, Eugene Braunwald
41 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial
Infarction. 469
Elliott M. Antman, Joseph Loscalzo
42 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
and Other Interventional Procedures . 488
David P. Faxon, Deepak L. Bhatt
43 Hypertensive Vascular Disease. 497
Theodore A. Kotchen
44 Renovascular Disease. 521
Stephen C. Textor
45 Deep Venous Thrombosis and
Pulmonary Thromboembolism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .527
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
46 Diseases of the Aorta . 537
Mark A. Creager, Joseph Loscalzo
47 Arterial Diseases of the Extremities. 546
A. Creager Mark, Loscalzo Joseph
48 Chronic Venous Disease and Lymphedema. 557
Mark A. Creager, Joseph Loscalzo
49 Pulmonary Hypertension . 565
Aaron B. Waxman, Joseph Loscalzo
SECTION VI
CARDIOVASCULAR ATLASES
50 Atlas of Electrocardiography. 575
Ary L. Goldberger
51 Atlas of Noninvasive Imaging. 593
Marcelo F. Di Carli, Raymond Y. Kwong,
Scott D. Solomon
52 Atlas of Cardiac Arrhythmias. 605
Ary L. Goldberger
53 Atlas of Percutaneous Revascularization. 618
Jane A. Leopold, Deepak L. Bhatt,
David P. Faxon
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .631
Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance. 631
Alexander Kratz, Michael A. Pesce,
Robert C. Basner, Andrew J. Einstein
Review and Self-Assessment. 653
Charles M. Wiener, Cynthia D. Brown,
Brian Houston
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .725