Medical Lecture Note: Crawford: Cardiology 3rd Edition (Expert Consult Series)

The primary goals of Cardiology were to:

(1) provide a global perspective on cardiovascular disease, rather than one focused almost exclusively on the USA;
(2) provide a clinical focus with practical advice on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease supported by an expert's summary of relevant scientific advances;
(3) take advantage of advances in publishing technology to provide high-quality color illustrations and a web site for downloading the figures;
(4) tightly organize the book for minimal redundancy, and employ color coding to aid navigation; and
(5) create case-based special problems to cover issues that fall through cracks of most textbooks.

We hoped to provide practicing cardiologists, cardiology trainees, and other physicians with an up-to-date clinical reference they could use in their everyday practice and an instructional resource they could use for teaching.

That we largely succeeded is evidenced by the very positive reviews the first edition received; accolades such as Medical Book of the Year for 2002 by the British Medical Association; enough demand for a full-translation Spanish edition; and worldwide sales that considerably exceeded the publisher's expectations. This success led to a second edition and now a third edition.

For this new edition, Michael Gatzoulis has joined the Section Editors. He is a recognized expert in congenital heart disease.

A few chapters have been eliminated or merged into others as a result of changes in our understanding of certain diseases. Several new chapters have been added in areas where knowledge is rapidly expanding. In addition, many of the Special Problems have been eliminated or updated, or are new. Finally, all chapters have been extensively revised and the references updated.

The Third Edition now includes access to a dedicated Expert Consult website, where the entire contents of the book and index can be searched and perused independently. We believe the changes outlined above have strengthened this successful textbook and have added to the quality, practical utility, and easy navigability of the first edition.

-- Michael H. Crawford, MD, John P. DiMarco, MD, PhD, Walter J. Paulus, MD, PhD

Key Features

Offers a problem-based approach that integrates basic science, diagnostic investigations, and therapeutic management in one place for each cardiovascular disease so you can quickly find all of the actionable knowledge you need without flipping from one section to another.
Features introductory bulleted highlights in each chapter that present the most pertinent information at a glance.
Presents abundant algorithms to expedite clinical decision making.
Includes more than 2,000 lavish, high-quality illustrations, color photographs, tables, and ECGs that capture clinical manifestations as they present in practice, and promote readability and retention.

Website Features

Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
Images: Browse a Library of all book images. Easily select, organize, and download your images into a presentation.

Contents

SECTION 1 - Atherosclerosis and Its Prevention

Chapter 1 - Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
Chapter 2 - Genetics of Atherosclerosis
Chapter 3 - Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 4 - Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk
Chapter 5 - Special Problems in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 6 - Therapeutic Approaches to the Diabetic Patient
Chapter 7 - Physical Activity and the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 8 - Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy
Chapter 9 - Special Problems in Hyperlipidemia Therapy
Chapter 10 - Arterial Diseases of the Limbs
Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, and Dementia
Chapter 12 - Thoracic Aorta Disease
Chapter 13 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Chapter 14 - Venous Disease
Chapter 15 - Surgery for Vascular Disease
Chapter 16 - Special Problems in Vascular Disease

SECTION 2 - Ischemic Heart Disease

Chapter 17 - Physiology of Coronary Circulation
Chapter 18 - Coronary Artery Anomalies
Chapter 19 - Pathophysiology of Myocardial Ischemia
Chapter 20 - Noninvasive Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 21 - Invasive Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 22 - Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris
Chapter 23 - Variant Angina Pectoris
Chapter 24 - Microvascular Angina Pectoris and Cardiac Syndrome X
Chapter 25 - Asymptomatic Myocardial Ischemia
Chapter 26 - Special Problems in Myocardial Ischemia
Chapter 27 - Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction
Chapter 28 - Pre-Hospital Phase of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chapter 29 - In-Hospital Phase of Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 30 - Subacute In-Hospital Phase of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 31 - Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 32 - Surgery for Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 33 - Post-Hospital Phase of an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chapter 34 - Special Problems in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 35 - Catheter-Based Techniques to Treat Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 36 - Surgery for Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter 37 - Special Problems in Nonpharmacologic Therapy

SECTION 3 - Hypertensive Heart Disease

Chapter 38 - Etiology and Pathogenesis of Systemic Hypertension
Chapter 39 - Epidemiology of Hypertension
Chapter 40 - Clinical Recognition of Hypertension
Chapter 41 - Complications of Hypertension: The Heart
Chapter 42 - Complications of Hypertension: The Kidney
Chapter 43 - Complications of Hypertension: Stroke
Chapter 44 - Nonpharmacologic Prevention and Management of Hypertension
Chapter 45 - Pharmacologic Treatment
Chapter 46 - Hypertensive Crisis
Chapter 47 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Secondary Hypertension
Chapter 48 - Difficult Hypertension Management Issues

SECTION 4 - Cardiac Arrhythmias

Chapter 49 - Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology and Anatomy
Chapter 50 - Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy
Chapter 51 - Principles of Catheter Ablation
Chapter 52 - Syncope
Chapter 53 - Sinus Node Dysfunction
Chapter 54 - Atrioventricular and Intraventricular Conduction Disorders
Chapter 55 - Cardiac Pacing
Chapter 56 - Special Problems in Cardiac Pacing
Chapter 57 - Supraventricular Tachycardia
Chapter 58 - Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 59 - Atrial Tachycardias and Atrial Flutter
Chapter 60 - Pre-excitation Syndromes
Chapter 61 - Special Problems in Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Chapter 62 - Ventricular Tachycardia
Chapter 63 - Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Chapter 64 - Sudden Cardiac Death
Chapter 65 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Evidence-Based Improvements in Basic Life Support
Chapter 66 - Implantable Defibrillators
Chapter 67 - Special Problems in Ventricular Arrhythmias

SECTION 5 - Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

Chapter 68 - Physiology of the Normal and Failing Heart
Chapter 69 - Assessment of the Patient with Heart Failure
Chapter 70 - Acute Heart Failure and Shock
Chapter 71 - Heart Failure due to Systolic Dysfunction
Chapter 72 - Management of the Patient with Chronic Heart Failure
Chapter 73 - Diastolic Heart Failure
Chapter 74 - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Chapter 75 - Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices, and Cardiac Transplantation for Heart Failure
Chapter 76 - Special Problems in Chronic Heart Failure
Chapter 77 - Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 78 - Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 79 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 80 - Special Problems in Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 81 - Restrictive and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
Chapter 82 - Pericardial Disease
Chapter 83 - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Chapter 84 - Right-Sided Heart Failure in Chronic Lung Diseases and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Chapter 85 - Pulmonary Embolism

SECTION 6 - Valvular Heart Disease

Chapter 86 - Noninvasive Assessment of Valvular Function
Chapter 87 - Invasive Assessment of Valvular Function
Chapter 88 - Rheumatic Fever
Chapter 89 - Mitral Stenosis
Chapter 90 - Mitral Regurgitation
Chapter 91 - Mitral Valve Prolapse
Chapter 92 - Special Problems in Mitral Valve Disease
Chapter 93 - Aortic Stenosis
Chapter 94 - Acute Aortic Regurgitation
Chapter 95 - Chronic Aortic Regurgitation
Chapter 96 - Special Problems in Aortic Valve Disease
Chapter 97 - Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease
Chapter 98 - Infective Endocarditis
Chapter 99 - Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease
Chapter 100 - Management of the Postsurgical Valve Disease Patient
Chapter 101 - Special Problems in the Surgically Treated Valve Disease Patient

SECTION 7 - Congenital Heart Disease

Chapter 102 - Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 103 - Embryology of Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 104 - Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 105 - Diagnostic Pathways for Evaluation of Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 106 - Atrial Septal Defect
Chapter 107 - Abnormalities of the Pulmonary Veins
Chapter 108 - Ventricular Septal Defect
Chapter 109 - Tetralogy of Fallot and Common Arterial Trunk
Chapter 110 - Transposition of the Great Arteries
Chapter 111 - Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect
Chapter 112 - Left Heart Outflow Obstructions
Chapter 113 - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Chapter 114 - Ebstein Malformation
Chapter 115 - Pulmonary Stenosis
Chapter 116 - Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
Chapter 117 - Atrioventricular Canal Defects
Chapter 118 - Tricuspid Atresia and Single Ventricle
Chapter 119 - Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Chapter 120 - Coarctation of the Aorta
Chapter 121 - Vascular Compression of the Upper Airways
Chapter 122 - Kawasaki Disease
Chapter 123 - Arrhythmias in Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 124 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Chapter 125 - Special Problems in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

SECTION 8 - Secondary Heart Disease

Chapter 126 - Chronic Kidney Disease
Chapter 127 - Obesity
Chapter 128 - Central Nervous System: The Neurogenic Heart
Chapter 129 - Endocrinology and the Heart
Chapter 130 - Rheumatologic Diseases
Chapter 131 - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Chapter 132 - Cardiac Tumors
Chapter 133 - Hematologic Diseases
Chapter 134 - Neuromuscular Disease
Chapter 135 - Aging and Geriatric Heart Disease
Chapter 136 - Pregnancy in the Heart Disease Patient
Chapter 137 - Athlete's Heart and Causes of Sudden Death in Athletes
Chapter 138 - Psychosocial Influences on the Heart
Chapter 139 - Trauma
Chapter 140 - Radiation-Induced Heart Disease
Chapter 141 - High Altitude Medicine
Chapter 142 - Alternative Cardiovascular Medical Therapies
Chapter 143 - Perioperative Evaluation and Management of the Cardiac Patient
Chapter 144 - Employment and Insurability
Chapter 145 - Anticoagulation in Heart Disease
Chapter 146 - Special Problems for the Cardiology Consultant

About the Authors

Michael H. Crawford, MD, Professor of Medicine, Lucie Stern Chair in Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco; Interim Chief of Cardiology, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
John P. DiMarco, MD, PhD, Julian R. Beckwith Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Cardiovascular Division, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Walter J. Paulus, MD, PhD, FESC, Professor of Cardiac Pathophysiology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Free University Amsterdam; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Product Details

Hardcover: 1984 pages
Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0723434859
ISBN-13: 978-0723434856
Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.4 inches

List Price: $250.00

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