Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine (PDF)

The first book developed specifically for hospitalists managingthe growing number of patients with cardiovascular disorders

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of hospitalization andmortality worldwide, and will account for approximately twentymillion deaths in 2015. Due to this growing problem, many patientsare being managed by non-cardiovascular physicians in the inpatientsetting. As a result, hospitalists and other inpatient physicianswithout specialized training in cardiology are faced withuncertainty when contemplating the proper management of thesepatients.

This book focuses on inpatient cardiovascular medicine in ahighly algorithmic and evidence-based approach, so that users willbe able to care for their hospitalized patients directly, using thebest contemporary evidence available. It emphasizes the practical,immediate application of principles and treatment recommendationsinto everyday clinical inpatient practice, while simplifying theapproach to these patients by utilizing visual aids such ascarefully designed charts, illustrations, and diagrams.

Inpatient Cardiovascular Medicine features thoughtful,comprehensive coverage by top experts in the field. Topicsinclude:
* Cardiovascular History and Physical Examination
* Introduction to Electrocardiography
* Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging
* Cardiac Stress Testing and the Evaluation of Chest Pain
* Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation
* Cardiac Resuscitation
* Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unstable Angina and Non-ST ElevationMyocardial Infarction
* Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
* Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
* Peripheral Arterial Disease
* Thoracic Aortic Disease
* Systolic Heart Failure
* Diastolic Heart Failure
* Dilated and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
* Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
* Heart Transplantation and Left Ventricular Assist Devices
* Syncope
* Approach to the Patient with a Narrow Complex Tachycardia
* Approach to the Patient with a Wide Complex Tachycardia
* Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
* Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy
* Cardiac Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
* Valvular Heart Disease
* Infective Endocarditis
* Pericardial Diseases
* Pulmonary Hypertension
* Cardiac Tumors