| Variant title |
Current diagnosis and treatment cardiology |
| Contents |
Section I. Prevention of cardiovascular disease -- Lipid disorders -- Systemic hypertension -- Antiplatelet therapy -- Long-term anticoagulation for cardiac conditions -- Approach to cardiac disease diagnosis -- Section II. Ischemic heart disease -- Chronic ischemic heart disease -- Unstable angina/non-ST elevation myocardial infarction -- Acute myocardial infarction -- Cardiogenic shock -- Evaluation & treatment of the perioperative patient -- Section III. Arrhythmias -- Supraventricular tachycardias -- Atrial fibrillation -- Ventricular tachycardia -- Conduction disorders & cardiac pacing -- Sudden cardiac death -- Syncope -- Section IV. Valvular disease -- Aortic stenosis -- Aortic regurgitation -- Mitral stenosis -- Mitral regurgitation -- Tricuspid & pulmonic valve disease -- Infective endocarditis -- Section V. Cardiomyopathy & heart failure -- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- Restrictive cardiomyopathy -- Myocarditis, toxic cardiomyopathy, and stress cardiomyopathy -- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction -- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction -- Pericardial diseases -- Pulmonary embolic disease -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Congenital heart disease in adults -- Section VI. Systemic disease & the heart -- Cardiac tumors -- Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy -- Endocrinology & the heart -- Connective tissue diseases & the heart -- The athlete and the heart -- Thoracic aortic aneurysms & dissections. |
| Abstract |
"A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential information needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease. Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Sixth Edition, covers the latest developments in the field with detailed, consistently structured chapters with sharp clinical images that aid comprehension. Presented in the popular LANGE format, each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis." -- from publisher's website. |
| General note | "A Lange medical book" -- from title page. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781264643578 paperback |
| ISBN | 1264643578 paperback |
