Manual of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Pharmacology

• Diuretics
• Vasodilators and Neurohormone Modulators
• Positive Inotropic Drugs
• Antilipid Agents
• Antithrombotic and Antiplatelet Agents

Diagnosis

• History and Physical Examination
• Plain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular Disease
• Electrocardiogram
• ECG Exercise Testing
• The Left Ventricle
• Transthoracic Echocardiography
• Stress Echocardiography
• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine—Nuclear Cardiology
• Cardiac Computed Tomography
• Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Molecular Imaging of Vascular Disease
• Cardiac Hemodynamics and Coronary Physiology
• Cardiac Biopsy
• Coronary Angiography and Catheter-based Coronary Intervention

Electrophysiology

• Arrhythmia Mechanisms
• Antiarrhythmic Drugs
• Syncope
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Clinical Spectrum of Ventricular Tachycardia
• Bradycardia and Heart Block
• Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
• Long QT, Short QT and Brugada Syndromes
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
• Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring
• Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
• Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death

Coronary Heart Diseases

• Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors
• Acute Coronary Syndrome (Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction)
• Diagnosis and Early Treatment 
• Acute Coronary Syndrome II (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Post Myocardial Infarction)::
• Complications and Care
• Management of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Stable Angina
• Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Acute Right Ventricular Infarction

Valvular Heart Diseases

• Aortic Valve Disease
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Tricuspid Valve Disease:: Evaluation and Management
• Congenital Pulmonic Stenosis
• Catheter-based Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease
• Infective Endocarditis
• Prosthetic Heart Valves
• Antithrombotic Therapy in Valvular Heart Disease

Vascular Diseases

• Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Essential Hypertension
• Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
• Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm
• Autonomic Dysfunction and the Cardiovascular System

Heart Failure

• Heart Failure:: Diagnosis
• Systolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction)
• Diastolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction)
• Cardiorenal Syndrome:: The Interplay between Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
• Acute Heart Failure Syndromes
• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Training in Heart Failure
• Advanced Cardiac Therapies forEnd Stage Heart Failure:: Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Restrictive and Obliterative Cardiomyopathies
• Specific Cardiomyopathies
• Pericardial Disease
• Radiation-induced Heart Disease

Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Patient

Secondary Disorders of the Heart

• Alcohol and Arrhythmia
• Insulin-resistance and Cardiomyopathy
• Cardiac Complications of Substance Abuse
• HIV/AIDS and Cardiovascular Disease
• Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and the Heart
• Neurogenic and Stress Cardiomyopathy
• Kidney and the Heart
• Endocrine Heart Disease
• Venous Thromboembolism and Cor Pulmonale

Relevant Issues in Clinical Cardiology

• Noncardiac Surgery in Cardiac Patients
• Gender and Cardiovascular Disease
• Overview of the Athlete’s Heart
• Cardiovascular Aging

Preventive Strategies for Other Cardiovascular Diseases

• Prevention of Heart Failure
• Stroke:: Prevention and Treatment
• Rheumatic Fever

Evolving Concepts

• Preventing Errors in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Integrative Cardiology:: The Use of Complementary Therapies and Beyond