Mather Paul J. (ed.) Jefferson Heart Institute Handbook of Cardiology

Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2011. — 545 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7637-6049-6The Jefferson Heart Institute Handbook of Cardiology offers a comprehensive, easily navigable guide to cardiac disorders and their treatment for residents, general internists and practicing cardiologists. This important compendium covers everything from arrhythmias to hemodynamics, fully preparing physicians to assess their cardiac patients at the point of care. Several chapters are devoted to reviewing methodologies and uses of the most up-to-date imaging technology such as echocardiography and CT/MR.As the U.S. population ages, physicians of all stripes will need to become increasingly familiar with cardiac disorders in general and heart failure in particular. The Jefferson Heart Institute Handbook of Cardiology stands out as the authoritative text designed to address this need, packaged in the most concise, readily accessible format available.Modifying Risk Factors in the Cardiac Patient: Part I
Modifying Risk Factors in the Cardiac Patient: Part II
General Principles in Cardiac Critical Care
Heart Failure
Evaluation and Treatment of Patients that are Candidates for and Undergoing Orthotopic Heart Transplant
Pathophysiology of the Failing Heart- Basic Mechanisms: Cellular and Sub-Cellular Abnormalities
Hemodynamics
Coronary Interventional Techniques
Stress Testing & Nuclear Cardiology
Echocardiography
Cardiac CT & MRI
Noncardiac Surgery for the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease
Bradyarrhythmias and Indications for Pacemaker Implantation
Wide QRS Complex Arrhythmias
Narrow QRS Complex Arrhythmias
Medical Management of Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral Artery Disease
Clinical Research