| Understanding Heart Disease |
| Preface |
 | Chapter One The Normal Heart: Structure |
| • | General Definitions |
| • | Structure of the Heart |
| • | Structure of the Blood Vessels |
| Chapter Two The Normal Heart: Function |
| • | Cardiac Impulses and Their Conduction |
| • | Ejection of Blood |
| • | Blood Pressure and Blood Flow |
| • | Exercise |
| Chapter Three Diagnosis |
| • | Case Finding |
| • | The Initial Medical Examination |
| • | Noninvasive Tests |
| • | Invasive Tests |
| • | Diagnosing Heart Disease |
| Chapter Four Treatment |
| • | General Management of the Cardiac Patient |
| • | Cardiac Drugs |
| • | Interventional Cardiac Therapy |
| • | Surgical Therapy |
| Chapter Five Performance of the Heart and Its Failure |
| • | Heart Failure |
| • | Treatment of Heart Failure |
| Chapter Six Arrhythmias |
| • | The Mechanism of Arrhythmias |
| • | Disorders of Cardiac Conduction |
| • | Significance and Consequences of Arrhythmias |
| • | Common Arrhythmias |
| Other Arrhythmias |
| • | Heart Block and Other Bradycardias |
| • | Preexcitation Arrhythmias |
| Chapter Seven Cardiac Emergencies |
| • | Sudden Cardiac Death |
| • | Cardiac Arrest |
| • | Syncope |
| • | Shock |
| • | Other Cardiac Emergencies |
| Chapter Eight Atherosclerosis and Coronary-Artery Disease |
| • | Atherosclerotic Coronary-Artery Disease |
| • | Sequelae of Coronary Atherosclerosis |
| Features of Coronary-Artery Disease and Its Course |
| • | Asymptomatic Coronary Disease |
| • | Stable Angina Pectoris |
| • | Unstable Angina Pectoris |
| • | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| • | Sudden Cardiac Death |
| • | Chronic Pump Failure |
| Chapter Nine Diseases of the Cardiac Valves |
| • | Rheumatic Fever |
| • | Sequelae of Chronic Valvular Disease |
| Clinical Features of Valvular Disease |
| • | Mitral Stenosis |
| • | Aortic Stenosis |
| • | Mitral Regurgitation |
| • | Aortic Regurgitation |
| • | Other Diseases of the Cardiac Valves |
| • | Infective Endocarditis |
| Chapter Ten Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium |
| Diseases of the Myocardium |
| • | Acute Myocarditis |
| • | The Cardiomyopathies |
| • | Diseases of the Pericardium |
| Chapter Eleven Congenital Heart Disease |
| • | Atrial Septal Defect |
| • | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| • | Patent Ductus Arteriosus |
| • | Pulmonary Stenosis |
| • | Tetralogy of Fallot |
| • | Coarctation of the Aorta |
| • | Other Congenital Malformations of the Heart |
| Chapter Twelve Hypertension |
| • | Disturbances of Regulation of Blood Pressure |
| • | Causes of Hypertension |
| • | Consequences and Course of Hypertension |
| • | Treatment of Hypertension |
| Chapter Thirteen Diseases of the Pulmonary Circulation |
| • | Pulmonary Hypertension |
| Diseases Affecting the Pulmonary Circulation |
| • | Pulmonary Embolism |
| • | Cor Pulmonale |
| • | Primary Pulmonary Hypertension |
| • | Other Diseases Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension |
| Chapter Fourteen Diseases of the Aorta |
| • | Atherosclerosis of the Aorta |
| • | Diseases of the Aortic Root |
| • | Aneurysms of the Aorta |
| Glossary |
| Index |
| • | A |
| • | B |
| • | C |
| • | D |
| • | E |
| • | F |
| • | G |
| • | H |
| • | I |
| • | K |
| • | L |
| • | M |
| • | N |
| • | O |
| • | P |
| • | Q |
| • | R |
| • | S |
| • | T |
| • | V |
| • | W |
| • | X |
