Part 1. Cardiovascular disease: past, present, and future -- Part 2. Foundations of cardiovascular medicine -- Part 3. Evaluation of the patient -- Part 4. Heart failure -- Part 5. Cardiomyopathy and specific heart muscle diseases -- Part 6. Rhythm and conduction disorders -- Part 7. Syncope, sudden death, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Part 8. Coronary heart disease -- Part 9. Systemic arterial hypertension -- Part 10. Cardiopulmonary disease -- Part 11. Valvular heart disease -- Part 12. Congenital heart disease -- Part 13. Pericardial diseases and endocarditis -- Part 14. Anesthesia, surgery, and the heart -- Part 15. Miscellaneous conditions and cardiovascular disease -- Part 16. Diseases of the great vessels and peripheral vessels -- Part 17. Social issues and cardiovascular disease.

Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on July 11, 2011.

Includes Hurst's imaging tests: Arrhythmia EKGs and intracardiacs; Transthoracic echocardiograms.

Print version c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of the heart, cardiac diseases, and the development of cardiovascular medicine as a specialty ; Burden of increasing worldwide cardiovascular disease ; Assessing and improving the quality of care in cardiovascular medicine ; Functional anatomy of the heart ; Normal physiology of the cardiovascular system ; Principles of molecular cardiology ; Molecular and cellular biology of the normal, hypertrophied, and failing heart ; Biology of the vessel wall ; Molecular development of the heart ; Genetic basis for cardiovascular disease ; Tissue regeneration of the cardiovascular system and stem cells ; Diagnostic decision making using modern technology ; Therapeutic decision making based upon clinical trials and clinical practice guidelines ; History, physical examination, and cardiac auscultation ; Surface electrocardiograph ; Arrhythmia EKGs and intracardiacs ; ECG exercise testing ; Cardiac radiography ; Echocardiograph ; Transthoracic echocardiograms ; Cardiac catheterization, cardiac angiography, and coronary blood flow and pressure measurements ; Coronary intravascular imaging ; Nuclear cardiology ; Computed tomography of the heart ; Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart ; Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of the vascular system ; Positron emission tomography for the noninvasive study and quantitation of myocardial blood flow and metabolism in cardiovascular disease ; Pathophysiology of heart failure ; The epidemiology and diagnosis of heart failure ; Diagnosis and management of heart failure ; Cardiac transplantation ; Surgical treatment of heart failure and mechanical ventricular support ; Classification of cardiomyopathies ; Dilated cardiomyopathies ; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ; Restrictive, obliterative, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies ; Myocarditis and specific cardiomyopathies ; Genetics of channelopathies and clinical implications ; Anatomy of electrophysiology ; Mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and conduction disturbances ; Approach to the patient with cardiac arrhythmias ; Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia ; Supraventricular tachycardia: atrioventricular nodal reentry and wolff-parkinson-white syndrome ; Ventricular arrhythmias ; Bradyarrhythmias and pacemakers ; Electrophysiology and catheter-ablative techniques ; Antiarrhythmic drugs ; Indications and techniques of electrical defibrillation and cardioversion ; Arrhythmias in children and in patients with congenital heart disease ; Diagnosis and management of syncope ; Sudden cardiac death ; Cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation ; Preventive strategies for coronary heart disease ; Atherothrombosis: disease burden, activity, and vulnerability ; Coronary thrombosis: local and systemic factors ; Coronary blood flow and myocardial ischemia ; Nonatherosclerotic coronary heart disease ; Definitions of acute coronary syndromes ; Pathology of myocardial ischemia, infarction, reperfusion, and sudden death ; Molecular and cellular mechanisms of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury ; Unstable angina and non?ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ; ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ; Pharmacologic therapy for acute coronary syndromes ; Percutaneous coronary intervention ; Mechanical interventions in acute myocardial infarction ; Evaluation and management of chronic ischemic heart disease ; Coronary bypass surgery ; Management of the patient after cardiac surgery ; Rehabilitation of the patient with coronary heart disease ; Epidemiology of hypertension ; Pathophysiology of hypertension ; Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension ; Pulmonary hypertension ; Pulmonary embolism ; Chronic cor pulmonale ; Epidemiology and mechanisms linking sleep-disordered breathing and cardiac disease ; Acute rheumatic fever ; Aortic valve disease ; Mitral valve regurgitation ; Mitral stenosis ; Tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve, and multivalvular disease ; Prosthetic heart valves ; Antithrombotic therapy for valvular heart disease ; Cardiovascular diseases caused by genetic abnormalities ; Congenital heart disease in children and adolescents ; Congenital heart disease in adults ; Pericardial disease ; Infective endocarditis ; Perioperative evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease who undergo noncardiac surgery ; Anesthesia and the patient with cardiovascular disease ; Rheumatologic diseases and the cardiovascular system ; Diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer ; Diabetes and cardiovascular disease ; Metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diet ; HIV/AIDS and the cardiovascular system ; Effect of noncardiac drugs, electricity, poisons, and radiation on the heart ; Adverse cardiovascular drug interactions and complications ; Effects of mood and anxiety disorders on the cardiovascular system ; Heart disease and pregnancy ; Traumatic heart disease ; Heart and kidney disease ; Exercise in health and cardiovascular disease ; Athlete and the cardiovascular system ; Aging and cardiovascular disease in the elderly ; Women and coronary artery disease ; Race / ethnicity and cardiovascular disease ; Environment and heart disease ; Diseases of the aorta ; Cerebrovascular disease and neurologic manifestations of heart disease ; Nonsurgical approach to carotid disease ; Diagnosis and management of diseases of the peripheral arteries and veins ; Surgical treatment of carotid and peripheral vascular disease ; Minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular disease ; Economics and cost-effectiveness in cardiology ; Insurance issues for patients with heart disease ; Behavioral cardiology treatment approaches to heart disease ; Complementary and alternative medical therapy in cardiovascular care ; Societal and social issues of heart disease.

The trusted landmark cardiology resource thoroughly updated to reflect the latest clinical perspectives. Through thirteen editions Hursts the heart has always represented the cornerstone of current scholarship in the discipline. Cardiologists, cardiology fellows and internists from across the globe have relied on its unmatched authority breadth of coverage and clinical relevance to help optimize patient outcomes. The thirteenth edition of Hursts the heart continues this standard-setting tradition with 19 new chapters and 59 new authors, each of whom are internationally recognized as experts in their respective content areas. Featuring an enhanced reader-friendly design the new edition covers need-to-know clinical advances as well as issues that are becoming increasingly vital to cardiologists worldwide. As in previous editions you will find the most complete overview of cardiology topics available plus a timely new focus on evidence-based medicine health outcomes and health quality. New Features: 1548 full-color illustrations and 578 tables.

The Cardiovascular disease: past, present, and future section includes a new chapter on assessing and improving quality of care in cardiovascular medicine. The section on the scientific foundations of cardiovascular medicine has been thoroughly revised. 2 new chapters in the section on the evaluation of the patient detail the process of effective diagnostic decision making based on technology, clinical trials, and practice guidelines. A new chapter in the section on heart failure details cardiac transplantation. The sections on primary heart disease include new chapters on topics such as preventive strategies for coronary artery disease and updated pharmacologic strategies for acute coronary syndromes. The section on cardiopulmonary disease features new chapters on chronic cor pulmonale and sleep disorder breathing and its relationship to cardiovascular disease. The section on valvular heart disease has four of the six chapter completely rewritten by new authors who are authorities in the field. The final six sections feature new chapters on the environment and heart disease, surgical treatment of carotid and peripheral vascular disease and cost effective strategies in cardiology--provided by publisher.

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