| Table of Contents |
| SECTION 1: ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND PREVENTION |
1. Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis – Goran Hansson and Jan Nilsson
2. Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases – Kjell Asplund
3. Risk factors and lifestyle interventions – Konrad Jamrozik
4. Assessment of cardiac risk – Edward Winslow
5. Special problems in the prevention of cardiovascular disease
Diabetes mellitus type 2 – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
Menopausal women – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
Nontraditional risk factors for coronary disease – David Waters
6. Therapeutic approaches to the diabetic patient – Mary Ellen Sweeney and David Orchard
7. Physical activity and the cardiovascular system – Calin Maniu, Thomas Flipse, Norman Patton and Gerald Fletcher
8. Therapy of hyperlipidemia – Lori Mosca
9. Special problems in hyperlipidemia therapy
Child with hypercholesterolemia – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
Transplant patient – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
Hypercholesterolemia in the elderly – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
Elevated lipoprotein(a) – Virgil Brown and Warren Davis
10. Diagnosis of vascular disease – Charles Tegeler and Disya Ratanakorn
NONCARDIAC VASCULAR DISEASES
11. Arterial diseases of the limbs – Bengt Fagrell
12. Cerebral vascular diseases – Kjell Asplund and Markku Fagerlund
13. Thoracic aorta disease – Jorge Wernly
14. Abdominal aortic aneurysms – Ian Franklin and Roger Greenhalgh
15. Venous disease – Agnes Lee
16. Surgery for vascular disease – David Bergqvist
17. Special problems in vascular disease
Compromise of an internal thoracic artery to coronary artery graft by subclavian
artery disease – Michael Crawford and Mark Langsfeld
Localized lymphedema – Michael Crawford and Mark Langsfeld
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| SECTION 2: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE |
1. Physiology of coronary circulation – Eric Feigl and Wolfgang Schaper
2. Coronary artery anomalies – Allen Taylor and Renu Virmani
3. Pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia – PK Shah and Erling Falk
4. Noninvasive diagnosis of IHD – George Beller
5. Invasive diagnosis of IHD – William Kussmaul
6. Special diagnostic issues in IHD
The patient with chest pain, a positive stress test and normal coronary arteries – Jonathan Abrams
The patient with coronary artery disease and acute heart failure – Jonathan Abrams
The patient with coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure – Jonathan Abrams
STABLE CORONARY SYNDROMES
7. Chronic stable angina pectoris – Udho Thadani
8. Variant angina pectoris – Juan Kaski and Ramon Arroyo-Espliguero
9. Microvascular angina pectoris and cardiac syndrome X – Hans Erik Botker
10. Asymptomatic myocardial ischemia – Prakash Deedwania
11. Special problems in myocardial ischemia
Management of variant angina breakthrough – Carl Pepine and Stephen Monroe
Management of the nonrevascularization candidate with severe angina – Carl Pepine and Stephen Monroe
Treatment of silent ischemia – Carl Pepine and Stephen Monroe
Treatment of microvascular angina – Carl Pepine and Stephen Monroe
Viagra, sexual activity and the cardiac patient – Jonathan Abrams
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
12. Diagnosis of acute myocardial ischaemia and infarction – Allan Jaffe, Jorge Davidenko and Ian Clements
13. Unstable angina and non-ST-elevation MI – Lars Wallentin, Bertil Lindahl and Agneta Siegbahn
14. The early phase of acute myocardial infarction – Freek Verheugt
15. Subacute in-hospital phase of ST-segment elevation MI – Timothy Denton
16. Complications of acute MI – Bojan Cercek and PK Shah
17. Surgery for the complications of MI – Carlos Blanche
18. Post-hospital phase of an acute coronary syndrome – Christopher Cannon and Sidney Smith
19. Special problems in acute coronary syndromes
Right ventricular infarction – Peter Clemmensen
AMI and normal coronary arteries – Peter Clemmensen and Peer Grande
Nonreperfused AMI after thrombolytic therapy – Peter Clemmensen
NON-PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OF IHD
20. Catheter based techniques to treat IHD – Pim de Feyter
21. Surgery for IHD – Kenton Zehr and Hartzell Schaff
22. Special problems in non-pharmacologic therapy
Unprotected left main coronary angioplasty – Michael Ragosta
Chronic total occlusion – Michael Ragosta
Saphenous vein graft interventions – Michael Ragosta
Percutaneous intervention of cardiac allograft vasculopathy – Michael Ragosta
In-stent restenosis – Michael Ragosta |
| SECTION 3: HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE |
1. Etiology and pathogenesis of systemic hypertension – David Calhoun, M Amin Zaman and Suzanne Oparil
2. Epidemiology of hypertension – Ivan Perry
3. Clinical recognition of hypertension – Shawna Nesbitt, Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald Victor
4. Complications of hypertension: heart – Chim Lang and Greg Lip
5. Complications of hypertension: kidney – Domenic Sica
6. Complications of hypertension: stroke – John Potter
7. Nonpharmacologic treatment of hypertension – Francesco Cappuccio and Alphonso Siani
8. Pharmacologic treatment – S Luke Kusmirek, Aris Efstratopoulos and George Bakris
9. Hypertension crises – Gareth Beevers and Greg Lip
10. Diagnosis and treatment of secondary hypertension – David Martins and Keith Norris
11. Difficult hypertension management issues
Hypertension and ethnicity – Greg Lip and Gareth Beevers
Hypertension in pregnancy: pre-eclampsia – David Churchill
Perioperative hypertension – William Elliott
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring – William White
Diabetes and hypertension – Samy I McFarlane and James Sowers
Resistant hypertension – Ronald Victor
Hypertension in the context of acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary
interventions – Greg Lip
Concomitant therapy use in hypertension – George Bakris |
| SECTION 4: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS |
1. Basic cardiac electrophysiology and anatomy – Mark Anderson and Dan Roden
2. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy – Paul Dorian and Wendy Lau
3. Principles of catheter ablation – David Haines
4. Syncope – Andrew Krahn, George Klein, Raymond Yee and Allan Skanes
BRADYARRHYTHMIAS
5. Sinus node dysfunction – John DiMarco
6. Atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction disorders – Nadir Saoudi, Jean Paul Rinaldi, Manuel Imianitoff, Khelil Yaïci, Jean Marc Coutelourd, Marc Bergonzi and Phillipe Ricard
7. Cardiac pacing – Henning Rud Andersen and Jens Cosedis Nielsen
8. Special problems in cardiac pacing
Pacemaker syndrome – Mark Wood
Temporary cardiac pacing – Mark Wood
Diagnostic and surgical procedures in pacemaker patients – Mark Wood
Pacemaker lead extraction – Mark Wood
Biventricular pacing for congestive heart failure – Mark Wood
SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS
9. Supraventricular tachycardia – Carlos Morillo
10. Atrial fibrillation – Greg Lip, Michael Mangram and John DiMarco
11. Atrial flutter and atrial tachycardia – Francis Murgatroyd
12. Pre-excitation syndromes – James Leitch, Pru Hereford Ashley and Malcolm Barlow
13. Special problems in supraventricular arrhythmias
Syncope in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia – Chin-Feng Tsai and Shi-Ann Chen
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – Chin-Feng Tsai and Shi-Ann Chen
Cycle length alternation in supraventricular tachycardia – Chin-Feng Tsai and Shi-Ann Chen
Atrial flutter – Bruce Walker
Postoperative atrial fibrillation – Bruce Walker
Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation – Bruce Walker
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS
14. Ventricular tachycardia – Martin Borggreffe, Gunther Breithardt and Christian Wolpert
15. Repolarization syndromes: Long QT, Brugada etc. – Katherine Murray and Dan Roden
16. Sudden cardiac death – Paul LeLorier and Kevin Monahan
17. Cardiac arrest resuscitation – Jose Joglar and Rick Page
18. Surgery for cardiac arrhythmias – Patricia Bakker
19. Implantable defibrillators – Kathy Lee and Chu-Pak Lau
20. Special problems in ventricular arrhythmias
Multiple shocks from an implanted defibrillator caused by frequent episodes of ventricular tachycardia – John Miller and Mithilesh Das
Multiple shocks from an implanted defibrillator in a supra ventricular arrhythmia – John Miller and Mithilesh Das
Syncope in a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy – John Miller and Mithilesh Das
A young woman with palpitations and ventricular tachycardia – John Miller and Mithilesh Das
Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia following anterior myocardial infarction – John Miller and Mithilesh Das |
| SECTION 5: HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHY |
1. Physiology of the normal and failing heart – Helmut Drexler and Gerd Hasenfuss
2. Assessment of the patient with heart failure – Ayan Patel and Marvin Konstam
3. Acute heart failure and shock – Steven Hollenberg, Mitchell Saltzberg, Jeffrey Soble and Joseph Parrillo
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
4. Heart failure due to systolic dysfunction – Gary Francis and Wai Tang
5. Management of the patient with chronic heart failure – Barry Massie
6. Heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction: a manifestation of diastolic dysfunction – William Gaasch and Edgar Schick
7. Arrhythmias in heart failure – Lars Eckardt, Wilhelm Haverkamp, Dirk Bocker and Gunter Breithardt
8. Surgery assist devices and cardiac transplantation for heart failure – James Young
9. Special problems in chronic heart failure
Mechanisms of exercise intolerance and exercise training – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
Cardiac cachexia – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
Renal dysfunction in heart failure – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
Anemia in heart failure – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
Depression in heart failure – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
Disease management – Kai C Wollert, Helmut Drexler and Andrew Coats
MYOCARDITIS AND CARDIOMYOPATHY
10. Myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathy – Heinz-Peter Schultheiss and Uwe Kuehl
11. Dilated and toxic cardiomyopathy – John O'Connell and Mohammad Akkad
12. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Perry Elliott, William McKenna and Sebastian Reith
13. Special problems in myocarditis and cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy – Mohammed W Akhter, Afshan Hameed and Uri ElKayam
Chagas' heart disease – Harry Acquatella
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy – Harry Acquatella
Diabetic cardiomyopathy – Mitchell Saltzburg and Barry Massie
CARDIAC CONSTRICTION AND RESTRICTION
14. Restrictive and infiltrative cardiomyopathies – Naveen Pereira and William Dec Jr
15. Pericardial disease – Samer Kabbani and Martin LeWinter
RIGHT-HEART FAILURE
16. Pulmonary hypertension and intrinsic pulmonary vascular disease – Vallerie McLauchlin
17. Right heart failure and cor pulmonale – W MacNee and K Skwarski
18. Pulmonary embolism – Stavros Konstantinides and Wolfgang Kasper |
| SECTION 6: VALVULAR HEART DISEASE |
1. Non-invasive assessment of valvular function – Otto Smiseth, Reidar Bjornerheim and Sigurd Nitter-Hause
2. Invasive assessment of valvular function – Barbara Julius, Stephan Windecker and Otto Hess
3. Rheumatic fever – Mohammed Essop and Tanvier Omar
MITRAL VALVE DISEASES
4. Mitral stenosis – John Carroll and Julie Plenge
5. Mitral regurgitation – Blase Carabello
6. Mitral valve prolapse – Richard Devereux
7. Secondary mitral regurgitation – Matthew A Romano, Iva A Smolens and Stephen F Bolling
8. Special problems in mitral valve disease
New onset atrial fibrillation in asymptomatic mitral stenosis – Bernard Iung, Bertrand Cormier and Alec Vahanian
Echocardiography and mitral valve repair: its use in Marfan's syndrome – Bernard Iung, Bertrand Cormier and Alec Vahanian
Thromboembolic risk in mitral stenosis – Bernard Iung, Bertrand Cormier and Alec Vahanian
Mitral stenosis and pregnancy – Bernard Iung, Bertrand Cormier and Alec Vahanian
Radiation Valve Disease – Theo Meyer and Gerard Aurigemma
Vasodilators in mitral regurgitation – Bill Gaasch
9. Aortic stenosis – David Shavelle and Catherine Otto
10. Acute aortic regurgitation – Gerard Aurigemma and Theo Meyer
11. Chronic aortic regurgitation – Walter Paulus
12. Special problems in aortic valve disease
Low gradient, low output aortic stenosis – Paul Grayburn
Mild-to-moderate aortic stenosis in patients undergoing bypass surgery – Paul Grayburn
fen phen valve disease – Dr Bruce Shively
RIGHT-HEART VALVE DISEASE AND ENDOCARDITIS
13. Tricuspid and pulmonic valve disease – Theo Meyer and Dennis Tighe
14. Infective endocarditis – Jean Acar and Pierre-Louis Michel
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
15. Surgery for valvular heart disease – Christophe Acar and Pierre Theodore
16. Management of the post surgical valve disease patient – Patrick Parrino, Aditya Kaza and John Kern
17. Special problems in the surgically treated valve disease patient
How to treat perivalvular leaks – Sandro Betocchi, Maria Angela Losi and Massimo Chiariello
Pregnancy and anticoagulants – Sandro Betocchi, Maria Angela Losi and Massimo Chiariello
Postoperative management of myocardial dysfunction in valvular surgical treatment – Sandro Betocchi, Maria Angela Losi and Massimo Chiariello |
| SECTION 7: CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE |
1. Epidemiology of congenital heart disease – Cynthia Morris
2. Embryology of congenital heart disease – Adrianna Gittenberger de Groot, Marco Deruiter, Margot Bartelings and Robert Poelmann
3. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease – Yasuki Maeno
4. Diagnostic pathways for evaluation of congenital heart disease – Tal Geva and Jaqueline Kreutzer
CARDIAC DEFECTS
5. Atrial septal defect – Masahiro Ishii
6. Anomalous pulmonary venous connection – Samuel Ritter and Rebecca Snider
7. Ventricular septal defect – Kimberly Krabill
8. Tetralogy of Fallot and truncus arteriosus – Kazuo Momma
9. Transposition of the great arteries – Thomas Kimball
10. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect – Daniel Murphy and Roger Mee
11. Left heart outflow obstructions – Gautam Singh and Syamasunder Rao
12. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome – Girish Shirali and Constance Cephus
13. Ebstein's anomaly – Robin Shaughnessy
14. Pulmonary stenosis – Teiji Akagi
15. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum – Frank Smith
16. Atrioventricular canal defects – Craig Fleishman and Gerald Marx
17. Tricuspid atresia and single ventricle – Luc Mertens and Donald Hagler
VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES
18. Patent ductus arteriosis – Dierk Redel
19. Coarctation of the aorta – Mataichi Ohkubo and Toshihiro Ino
20. Vascular compression of the upper airways – Deane Waldman
21. Kawasaki's disease – Hirohisa Kato
MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
22. Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease – Victoria Vetter
23. Adult congenital heart disease – David Celermajer
24. Special problems in adult congenital heart disease
Pregnancy in the woman with Eisenmenger syndrome – George Pantely and Victor Menashe
Thromboembolic complications after the Fontan procedure – George Pantely, Mark Morton and Victor Menashe
Late systemic right ventricular failure in transposition of the great arteries – George Pantely and Victor Menashe |
| SECTION 8: SECONDARY HEART DISEASE |
SYSTEMIC DISEASES AND THE HEART
1. Chronic renal disease – Nikolaos Kaperonis and George Bakris
2. Obesity – Scott Grundy and Nicola Abate
3. The neurogenic heart – Arturo Tamayo and Vladimir Hachinski
4. Endocrinology and the heart – Sylvia Vela
5. Rheumatologic diseases – Carlos Roldan
6. AIDS – Catherine Decker, Peter Sklar and Henry Masur
7. Cardiac tumors – Colette Guiraudon
8. Hematologic disease – Stuart Hutchison and Patrick Disney
9. Neuromuscular disease – Benjamin Sanchez and Ileana Pina
CARDIAC RESPONSES TO PHYSIOLOGIC STRESS
10. Aging and geriatric heart disease – Rose Anne Kenny and Colette Seifer
11. Pregnancy in the heart disease patient – Laura Collins and Pamela Douglas
12. Athletes heart – Barry Maron
13. Psychological influences on the heart – Kristina Orth-Gomer, Margaret Chesney and Gerdie Weidner
CARDIAC RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
14. Trauma – ML Myers, A Cheung and William Sibbald
15. Radiation – Jacob Adams, Louis Constine and Stephen Lipshultz
16. High altitude – Stuart Hutchison
17. Alternative cardiovascular medical therapies – William Kostuk
CONSULT ISSUES
18. Perioperative evaluation of the cardiac patient – Michael Crawford
19. Surgery and the cardiac patient – Dennis Mangano
20. Employment and insurability – William Dafoe
21. Anticoagulation in heart disease – Michael Ezekowitz, Abhay Dhond and Pavlo Netrebko
22. Special problems for the cardiology consultant
Cocaine-induced cardiovascular disease – Paul Tanser
Munchausen's syndrome with cardiac manifestations – Paul Tanser
Behavioral modification in cardiac disease with inappropriate disability – Paul Tanser
Peripheral vascular disease as a predictor of significant coronary artery disease – Paul Tanser
Sexual dysfunction in patients with cardiac disease – Paul Tanser
Obesity and heart disease – Paul Tanser
Hypotension during hemodialysis – Michael Crawford |
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