DESCRIPTION:
This textbook is a comprehensive guide to cardiology. Divided into five sections, the authors discuss clinical, non invasive and interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery and the future of cardiology. There are ninety chapters, each examining a different cardiac condition and its treatment.
Written by an extensive international author and editor team, this reference includes more than 300 colour images and illustrations.
Key points:
- Comprehensive textbook covering field of cardiology
- Five sections discuss clinical, non invasive and interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery and the future
- Includes more than 300 colour images and illustrations
- Extensive international author and editor team
CONTENTS:
Section A: Clinical Cardiology Changing Epidemiology of CAD in Indians
1. Thrombolysis in Acute Mycardial Infarction
2. Epicardial Reperfusion
3. Beta Blockers
4. Anti Coagulants
5. Statins
6. Angiotensim Receptor Blockers
7. Heparin
8. Angiotensim Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
9. Antimicrobials in Cardiology
10. Polypill & CVD Protection
11. Acute Coronary Syndrome: Evolving Concepts
12. Acute Mycardial Infarction : An Overview
13. Nitrates and Cardiovascular Protection
14. Calcium Channel Blockers
15. Antithrombotics/ Antiplatelets
16. Presugrel & CVD Protection
17. Antiarrhythmic drugs
18. EECP: Clinical Applications
19. Lycopene and CVD Protection
20. Edible Oil & CAD Relationship
21. Cardiac Fitness
22. Blood Pressure and its measurement
23. History Of Blood Pressure Amplification between the Heart and Peripheral Arteries In Clinical Practice
24. Heart Rate Variability
25. Cardiac Rehabilitation
26. Hypertension
27. Risk factor Stratification in Hypertensive Patients
28. Dyslipidemias
29. Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome
30. Obesity and CVD Relationship
31. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
32. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
33. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
34. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
35. Pericarditis/Myocarditis
36. Infective Endocarditis
37. Deep Vein Thrombosis
38. Rheumatic Heart Diseases
39. Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Diseases
40. Pulmonary Embolism
41. Stroke in Cardiac Patients
42. Tobacco and Heart Relationship
43. Stress and Heart Relationship
44. Heart and Kidney Diseases: A Double Jeopardy
45. Oxidative Stress and CVD Protection
46. HRT and Heart
47. TB and Heart
48. Cardiac Syncope
49. Markers of Sudden Cardiac Death
50. Women and Heart Diseases
51. Heart and Transfat Relationship
52. CAD & Homocysteine Relationship
53. History of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
54. Sildenafil in Pulmonary Hypertension
Section B: Non Invasive Cardiology Echocardiography
55. Cardiac Imaging
56. Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography
57. Stress Echocardiography
58. Role of Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Catheter Interventions
59. Foetal Cardiology
60. Evolving Concept of Cardiac MRI and its Future
61. Nuclear Cardiology
62. Tele Medicine in Cardiology
63. Echocardiographic evaluation of Tricuspid Valve
Section C: Interventional Cardiology Coronary Intervention
64. Venous Graft Intervention
65. Left Main Coronary Intervention
66. Radial Intervention
67. Pharmaco Invasive Approach in CAD
68. Intra Cardiac Intervention & Future Direction
69. Catheter Ablation
70. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
71. IVUS
72. Congenital Heart Diseases Interventions
73. Wide QRS Tachycardias
74. Periphral Vascular Interventions
Section D: Cardiac Surgery Cardiac surgery
75. Valve Surgery
76. Surgery for Ischemic Heart Disease
77. Robotic Assisted Cardiac Surgery
78. Aortic Surgery
79. Heart Transplant
80. Surgery in CHD
Section E: Future of Cardiology Thrombolytics
81. Thrombus, Thrombolytic Therapy and PCI in Cardiovascular Disorders
82. Balloon Valvotomy: New Frontiers
83. Intra Cardiac Echocardiography
84. Stem Cell Therapy
85. Future of Heart Transplant
