Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENT

Examination of the patient: History. Physical examination of the heart and circulation. Electrocardiography. Exercise stress testing. Radiology of the heart andgreat vessels. Nuclear cardiology. Newer cardiac imaging techniques, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. Cardiac catheterization. Coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasonography. Relative merits of imaging techniques.

Normal and abnormal circulatory function: Mechanisms of cardiac contraction and relaxation. Assessment of normal and abnormal cardiac function. Pathophysiology of heart failure. Clinical aspects of heart failure. Treatment of heart failure: pharmacolocial methods. Treatment of heart failure: assisted circulation. Heart and heart-lung transplantation. Management of heart failure. Genesis of cardiac arrhythmias. Management of the patient with cardiac arrhythmias. Cardiac pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators. Specific arryhthmias: diagnosis and treatment. Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death. Hypotension and syncope.

Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Systemic hypertension: mecahnisms and diagnosis. Systemic hypertension: therapy. The Vascular biology of atherosclerosis. Risk factors for atherosclerotic disease. Primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Lipid-lowering trials. Coronary blood flow and myocardial ischemia. Acute myocardial infarction. Unstable angina. Chronic coronary artery disease. Percutaneous coronary and valvular intervention. Comprehensive rehabilitation of patients with coronary artery disease. Diseases of the arota. Peripheral arterial diseases. Extracardiac vascular interventions.

Diseases of the heart, pericardium, and pulmonary vascular bed: Congenital heart disease in infancy and childhood. Congenital heart disease in adults. Acquired heart disease in children. Vascualr heart disease. Infective endocarditis. Cardiomyopathies and myocarditides. Primary tumors of the heart. Pericardial diseases. Traumatic heart disease. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary hypertension. Cor pulmonate. Principles of cardiovascular molecular biology. Genetics and cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease in special populations: Cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Coronary artery disease in athletes. Medical management of the patient undergoing cardiac surgery. General anesthesia and noncardiac surgery in patients with heart disease.

Cardiovascular disease and disorders of other organ systems: Hemostasis, thrombosis, fibrinolysis, and cardiovascular disease. Diabetes mellitus and the cardiovascular system. The Heart in endocrine disorders. Pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. Rheumatic fever. Rheumatic diseases and the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular abnormalities in HIV-infected individuals. Hematological-oncological disorders and cardiovascular disease. Psychiatric and behavioral aspects of cardovascular disease. Neurological disorders and cardiovascular disease. Renal disorders and cardiovascular disease.