The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (2 ed.)

Edited by A. John Camm, Thomas F. Lüscher, and Patrick W. Serruys

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The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine has become the definitive print and online reference work for every cardiology trainee, general cardiologist and specialist cardiologist as they develop their core knowledge of the subject.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Aug 2009

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199566990

Published online:: Aug 2009

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199566990.001.0001

Authors

A. John Camm, editor British Heart Foundation Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Head of the Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, St. Georges University of London, London, UK

Thomas F. Lüscher, editor Professor and Head of Cardiology,University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

Patrick W. Serruys, editor Professor of Interventional Cardiology and Head of Interventional Department, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Front Matter
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Acknowledgement to first edition contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
Chapter 1 The Cardiovascular History and Physical Examination Roger Hall and Iain Simpson
Chapter 2 The Electrocardiogram Francisco G. Cosío, José Palacios, Agustín Pastor, and Ambrosio Núñez
Chapter 3 Choice of Imaging Techniques
Chapter 4 Cardiac Ultrasound
Chapter 5 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Dudley J. Pennell, Udo P. Sechtem, Sanjay Prasad, and Frank E. Rademakers
Chapter 6 Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Chapter 7 Nuclear Cardiology
Chapter 8 Invasive Imaging and Haemodynamics Carlo Di Mario, Guy R. Heyndrickx, Francesco Prati, and Nico H.J. Pijls
Chapter 9 Genetics of Cardiovascular Diseases Silvia G. Priori, Carlo Napolitano, Steve E. Humphries, and James Skipworth
Chapter 10 Congenital Heart Disease in Children and Adults John E. Deanfield, Robert Yates, Folkert J. Meijboom, and Barbara J.M. Mulder
Chapter 11 Clinical Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs Faiez Zannad, Pascal Bousquet, and Laurent Monassier
Chapter 12 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Annika Rosengren, Joep Perk, and Jean Dallongeville
Chapter 13 Hypertension Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Tonje A. Aksnes, Robert H. Fagard, and Giuseppe Mancia
Chapter 14 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome Francesco Cosentino, Lars Rydén, Pietro Francia, and Linda G. Mellbin
Chapter 15 Heart and Other OrgansEdited by Frank Ruschitzka
- Chapter 15a The Heart and the Brain Hans-Christoph Diener, Heinrich Mattle, Michael Böhm, and Frank Ruschitzka
- Chapter 15b Cardiovascular Problems in Chronic Kidney Disease Eberhard Ritz and Andrew Remppis
- Chapter 15c Erectile Dysfunction Graham Jackson
Chapter 16 Acute Coronary Syndromes Christian W. Hamm, Helge Möllmann, Jean-Pierre Bassand, and Frans Van de Werf
Chapter 17 Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease Filippo Crea, Paolo G. Camici, Raffaele De Caterina, and Gaetano A. Lanza
Chapter 18 Myocardial Disease Otto M. Hess, William McKenna, and Heinz-Peter Schultheiss
Chapter 19 Pericardial Disease Jordi Soler-Soler and Jaume Sagristà-Sauleda
Chapter 20 Tumours of the Heart Gaetano Thiene, Marialuisa Valente, Massimo Lombardi, and Cristina Basso
Chapter 21 Valvular Heart Disease Alec Vahanian, Bernard Iung, Luc Piérard, Robert Dion, and John Pepper
Chapter 22 Infective Endocarditis Werner G. Daniel and Frank A. Flachskampf
Chapter 23 Heart Failure John McMurray, Mark Petrie, Karl Swedberg, Michel Komajda, Stefan Anker, and Roy Gardner
Chapter 24 Pulmonary Hypertension Nazzareno Galiè and Alessandra Manes
Chapter 25 Cardiac Rehabilitation Stephan Gielen, Alessandro Mezzani, Rainer Hambrecht, and Hugo Saner
Chapter 26 Syncope Michele Brignole, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Richard Sutton, and Angel Moya
Chapter 27 Bradycardia Panos E. Vardas, Hercules E. Mavrakis, and William D. Toff
Chapter 28 Supraventricular Tachycardias Jerónimo Farré, Hein J.J. Wellens, José M. Rubio, and Juan Benezet
Chapter 29 Atrial Fibrillation A. John Camm, Paulus Kirchhof, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Irina Savelieva, and Sabine Ernst
Chapter 30 Ventricular Tachycardia and Sudden Cardiac Death Lars Eckardt, Günter Breithardt, and Stefan Hohnloser
Chapter 31 Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and the Heart Christoph A. Nienaber, Ibrahim Akin, Holger Eggebrecht, Raimund Erbel, and Axel Haverich
Chapter 32 Sports and Heart Disease Domenico Corrado, Cristina Basso, Antonio Pelliccia, and Gaetano Thiene
Chapter 33 Pregnancy and Heart Disease Patrizia Presbitero, Giacomo G. Boccuzzi, Christianne J. M. Groot, and Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink
Chapter 34 Non-cardiac Surgery in Cardiac Patients Sanne Hoeks and Don Poldermans
Chapter 35 Psychological Factors and Heart Disease Susanne S. Pedersen, Nina Kupper, and Johan Denollet
Chapter 36 Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Chapter 37 Venous Thromboembolism Sebastian M. Schellong, Henri Bounameaux, and Harry R. Büller
Chapter 38 Occupational and Regulatory Aspects of Heart Disease Demosthenes G. Katritsis and Michael M. Webb-Peploe
End Matter
- Index

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