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 |
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