The Heart, Eleventh Edition contains the most current and recommended treatment strategies, evidence-based data, and clinical guidelines from the leaders in the field.

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Contents of Book

1. A history of the heart
2. The burden of increasing worldwide cardiovascular disease
3. Functional anatomy of the heart
4. Normal physiology of the cardiovascular system
5. Principles of molecular cardiology
6. Molecular and cellular biology of the normal, hypertrophied, and failing heart
7. Biology of the vessel wall
8. Molecular development of the heart and vasculature
9. The human genome and its future implications for cardiovascular disease
10. Genetic basis of cardiac arrhythmias
11. Cardiovascular tissue modification by genetic approaches
12. The history, physical examination, and cardiac auscultation
13. The resting electrocardiogram
14. The chest roentgenogram and cardiac fluoroscopy
15. The echocardiogram
16. ECG exercise testing
17. Cardiac catheterization, cardiac angiography, and coronary blood flow and pressure measurements
18. Coronary intravascular ultrasound imaging
19. Nuclear cardiology
20. Computed tomography of the heart
21. Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart
22. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the vascular system
23. Positron emission tomography
24. Pathophysiology of heart failure
25. Diagnosis and management of heart failure
26. Surgical treatment of heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and mechanical ventricular support
27. Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances
28. Approach to the patient with cardiac arrhythmias
29. Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia
30. Supraventricular tachycardia : AV node reentry and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
31. Ventricular arrhythmias
32. Bradyarrhythmias and pacemakers
33. Long-term continuous electrocardiographic recording
34. Techniques of electrophysiologic evaluation
35. Antiarrhythmic drugs
36. Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias with catheter-ablative techniques
37. Indications and techniques of electrical cardioversion
38. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator
39. Pediatric arrhythmias
40. Diagnosis and management of syncope
41. Sudden cardiac death
42. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the subsequent management of the patient
43. Dyslipidemia, other risk factors, and the prevention of coronary heart disease
44. Atherothrombosis and thrombosis-prone plaques
45. Coronary thrombosis : local and systemic factors
46. Coronary blood flow and myocardial ischemia
47. Nonatherosclerotic coronary heart disease
48. Definitions of acute coronary syndromes
49. Pathology of myocardial ischemia, infarction, reperfusion, and sudden death
50. The pathologic and biochemical basis for myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury
51. Unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction : clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and medical management
52. ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction : clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and medical management
53. The electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction
54. Thrombogenesis and antithrombotic therapy
55. Percutaneous coronary intervention
56. Mechanical interventions in acute myocardial infarction
57. Diagnosis and management of patients with chronic ischemic heart disease
58. Coronary bypass surgery
59. Management of the patient after cardiac surgery
60. Rehabilitation of the patient with coronary heart disease
61. Hypertension : epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment
62. Pulmonary hypertension
63. Pulmonary embolism
64. Chronic COR pulmonale
65. Acute rheumatic fever
66. Aortic valve disease
67. Mitral valve disease
68. Mitral valve prolapse syndrome
69. Tricuspid valve, pulmonic valve, and multivalvular disease
70. Clinical performance of prosthetic heart valves
71. Antithrombotic therapy for valvular heart disease
72. Cardiovascular diseases due to genetic abnormalities
73. The pathology, pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of congenital heart disease
74. Congenital heart disease in adults
75. Classification of cardiomyopathies
76. Dilated cardiomyopathies
77. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
78. Restrictive, obliterative, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies
79. Myocarditis and specific cardiomyopathies - endocrine disease and alcohol
80. Diseases of the pericardium
81. Infective endocarditis
82. Perioperative evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease who undergo noncardiac surgery
83. Anesthesia and the patient with cardiovascular disease
84. The connective tissue diseases and the cardiovascular system
85. Neoplastic heart disease
86. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
87. The metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diet
88. AIDS and the cardiovascular system
89. Effect of noncardiac drugs, electricity, poisons, and radiation on the heart
90. Adverse cardiovascular drug interactions and complications
91. Effects of mood and anxiety disorders on the cardiovascular system
92. Heart disease and pregnancy
93. Traumatic heart disease
94. The heart and kidney disease
95. Exercise and the cardiovascular system
96. Cardiovascular aging in the absence of clinical disease and therapeutic considerations for older patients with clinical cardiovascular diseases
97. Women and coronary artery disease
98. Diseases of the aorta
99. Cerebrovascular disease and neurologic manifestations of heart disease
100. The nonsurgical approach to carotid disease
101. Diagnosis and management of diseases of the peripheral arteries and veins
102. Surgical treatment of carotid and peripheral vascular disease
103. Advances in the minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular disease
104. Cost-effective strategies in cardiology
105. Insurance issues in patients with heart disease
106. Clinical practice guidelines in cardiovascular disease
107. Behavioral medicine in the treatment of heart disease
108. Complementary and alternative medical therapy in cardiovascular care

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