Management of complex cardiovascular problems

Patients with complex cardiovascular problems pose a special management challenge for both the specialist and the non-specialist. This book helps you approach difficult cases with the confidence to strategically map care, understand the risk profile of your patient, and make effective treatment decisions.

Dependable and succinct content provides high yield information for the busy cardiologist Take home call outs, and critical thinking boxes provide candid advice on incorporating guidelines and evidence based medicine into your practice New convenient pocket-sized format New chapter addressing cardiovascular problems in women Discussion of high risk factors for and strategic care mapping encourage clinical focus Clinical pearls offer expert advice on topical issues Includes emerging trends and clinical trials keeping you up to date

Author Notes

Thach Nguyen , MD, FACC FSCAI, Director of Cardiology, Community Health System, St Mary Medical Center, Hobart, USA

Dayi Hu , MD FACC FHRS FESC, Director, Heart Center of People's Hospital of Peking University, President, Chinese College of Cardiovascular Physician (CCCP), President, Chinese Society of Cardiology (CSC), China

Shao Liang Chen MD, Chief of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing China

Moo-Hyun Kim , MD, FACC, Associate Professor of medicine, Director, Cardiology Department, Dong A University, Busan, Korea

Cindy Grines MD, Chief of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI, USA

Vien T. Truong and Kim N. Huynh and Tarn Ngo and Sara Shah and Hau Van Tran and Chisalu Nchekwube and Nabeel Ali and Faisal LatifUdho Thadani and Nguyen Due CongMohammed Maris Umer Usman and Lê Hoàng Duc Toàn and Lê Thi Ngoc Trâm and Huynh Thi Thu Trúe and An Huynh and Aman AmanullahUdho Thadani and Quang Tuan Nguyen and Han YalingThach Nguyen and Xu Bo and Faisal Latif and Ho Thuong Dung and Duane Pinto and Pham Manh Hung and Michael Gibson and Runlin GaoDan Le and Trong Ha Le and Võ Minh Viêt and Bao V. Ho and Tuan D. Nguyen and Khalid Numan Al Azza and Hau Van Tran and Gianluca RigatelliPatrick Campbell and Selim R. Krim and Thach Nguyen and Marvin Eng and Yidong Wei and Hau Van Tran and Hector VenturaMihail Gabriel Chelu and Ali Oto and Tuan D. Nguyen and Phan Dinh Phong and Tung Mai and Tom Bump and Rajasekhar NekkantiSonn Lazar and Bao V. Ho and Phillip Tran and Pham Nhu Hung and Thomas Bump and Evgeny ShlyakhtoChristopher M. Bianco and Rajasekhar Nekkanti and Faisal Latif and Phan Nam Hung and Phillip Tran and Hy Tat An and Thach NguyenRajiv Goswami and Phillip Tran and Nguyen Lan Hieu and Aravinda Nanjundappa and Neal KleimanDeepak Joshi and Rajasekhar Nekkanti and Marvin H. Eng and Madhur Roberts and Ngoc Quang Nguyen and Xian Kai Li and Michael RinaldiDaniel E. Forman and Nanette WengerKahroba Jahan and Ainol Shareha Sarar and Nisa Arshad and Nguyen Phuc Nguyen and Amsa Arshad and Sajaj Agarwal and Thach Nguyen and Kwan Lee

List of Contributors	p. vii
Foreword to the Third Edition	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
1 Hyperlipidemia	p. 1
2 Hypertension	p. 30
3 Stable Coronary Artery Disease	p. 50
4 Acute Coronary Syndrome	p. 86
5 ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	p. 113
6 Heart Failure (Stages A, B and C)	p. 141
7 Acute Decompensated and Chronic Stage D Heart Failure	p. 169
8 Atrial Fibrillation	p. 198
9 Ventricular Tachycardia	p. 233
10 Syncope	p. 266
11 Aortic Stenosis	p. 299
12 Mitral Regurgitation	p. 329
13 Cardiovascular Problems in Elderly Patients	p. 364
14 Cardiovascular Problems in Women	p. 379
Index	p. 406

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