Epidemiology -- Multivariable Evaluation of Candidates for Cardiovascular Disease -- Circulatory Function -- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Myocardial Contractility -- Ventricular Function -- Vascular Function -- Thrombosis -- Examination and Investigation of the Patient -- The Medical History and Symptoms of Heart Disease -- Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation -- Electrocardiography -- Echocardiography -- Exercise Testing -- Radiology of the Heart -- Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography -- Nuclear Imaging in Cardiovascular Medicine -- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and X-Ray Computed Tomography -- Choosing Appropriate Imaging Techniques -- Disorders of Rhythm and Conduction -- Electrophysiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Syncope -- Heart Failure -- Pathophysiology of Heart Failure -- Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Coronary Artery Disease -- Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis -- Risk Factors and Prevention, Including Hyperlipidemias -- Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia -- Stable Angina -- Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Acute Coronary Syndromes) -- ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- Rehabilitation After Acute MI -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Rheumatic Fever and Valvular Heart Disease -- Infective Endocarditis -- Hypertension -- Hypertension -- Hypertension Therapy -- Other Conditions Affecting the Heart -- Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis -- Pericardial Disease -- Pulmonary Vascular Disease -- Diseases of the Aorta -- Additional Topics -- Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease -- Heart Disease in the Elderly -- Cardiovascular Complications in Patients With Renal Disease -- Assessment of Patients With Heart Disease for Fitness for Noncardiac Surgery -- Cardiovascular Gene and Cell Therapy -- Preventive Cardiology -- Peripheral Arterial Disease.

The ideal textbook of cardiology lies between the very detailed and enormous encyclopedias of cardiology and the diminutive manuals and handbooks that provide a quick but superficial tour of the field. Clive Rosendorff, md, phd, and a panel of researchers and clinician-scientists, who are all leaders in their fields, create such a text with their second edition of Essential Cardiology: Principles and Practice. Drawing on years of practical experience, as well as the enormous number of recent scientific and clinical advances, the authors distill for the busy practitioner the essence of cardiology principles and techniques today. All of the original chapters have been extensively rewritten and two new chapters on acute coronary syndromes following the modern classification have been added: one on unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and the other on ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The sections on epidemiology, cardiovascular function, examination and investigation of the patient, disorders of rhythm and conduction, heart failure, congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, hypertension, and other conditions affecting the heart have all been brought up to date to reflect our current optimal understanding and management of cardiovascular disease. Compact yet comprehensive, Essential Cardiology: Principles and Practice, Second Edition offers today's busy cardiology and internal medicine practitioners, cardiology fellows, and medical residents authoritative but rapid access to the latest ideas and techniques needed for today's gold standard diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients.