Hurst's the Heart Internet Edition

Basic Foundations of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States and Prevention Approaches. Functional Anatomy of the Heart. Normal Physiology of the Cardiovascular System. Principles of Molecular Cardiology. Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Heart. Molecular and Cellular Biology of Blood Vessels. Human Genome Project and its Future Implications for Cardiology. Cardiovascular Tissue Modification by Genetic Approaches. Molecular Development of the Heart. General Evaluation of the Patient. The History, Physical Examination, and Cardiac Auscultation. The Resting Electrocardiogram. The Chest Roentgenogram and Cardiac Fluoroscopy. The Echocardiogram. ECG Exercise Testing. Cardiac Catherization, Coronary Arteriograhy, and Coronary Blood Flow and Pressure Measurements. Nuclear Cardiology. Computed Tomography of the Heart. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Vascular System. Position Emission Tomography for the Noninvasive Study and Quantifiation of Blood Flow and Metabolism in Human Cardiac Disease. Heart Failure. Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Heart Failure. Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure. Cardiac Transplantation, Mechanical Ventricular Support, and Endomyocardial Biopsy. Rhythm and Conduction Disorders. Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances. Recognition, Clinical Assessment, and Management of Arrythmias and Conduction. Long-Term Continuous Electrocardiographic Recording. Techniques of Electrophysiologic Evaluation. Antiarrythmic Drugs. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias with Catheter-Ablative Techniques. Principles of External and Internal Cardioversion and Defibrillation. Clinical Applications of External and Internal Cardiovaersion and Defibrillation. The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Cardiac Pacemakers. Syncope, Sudden Death, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Diagnosis and Management of Syncope. Sudden Cardiac Death. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Subsequent Management of the Patient. Coronary Heart Disease. Atherogenesis and its Determinants. Pathology of Coronary Atherosclerosis. Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia. Dyslipidemia and Risk Factors for the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease. Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Unstable Angina. Diagnosis and Managment of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Electrocardiography of Acute Coronary Syndromes. Thrombogenesis and Antithrombotic Therapy. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Mechanical Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarcitons. Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging. Coronary Bypass Surgery. Management of the Patient After Cardiac Surgery. Rehabilitation of the Patient with Coronary Heart Disease. Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary Embolism. Chronic COR Pulmonale. Acute Rheumatic Fever. Aortic Valve Disease. Mitral Valve Disease. Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome. Tricuspid Valve, Pulmonic Valve, and Multi-Valvular Disease. Clinical Performance of Prosthetic Heart Valves. Antithrombotic Therapy in Valvular Heart Disease. Cardiovascular Disease due to Genetics Abnormalities. The Pathology, Pathophysiology, Recognition and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults. Classification of Cardiomyopathies. Dilated Cardiomyopathies. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Restrictive, Obliretative, and Infiltrative. Cardiomyopathies. Myocarditis and Specific Cardiomyopathies-Endocrine Disease and Alcohol. AIDS and the Cardiovascular System. Effect of Noncardiac Drugs, Electricty, Poisons and Radiation on the Heart. Diseases of the Pericardium. 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. Connective Tissue Disease and the Cardiovascular System. Neoplastic Heart Disdease Diabetes Affecting the Heart. Traumatic Heart Diseases. Effects on Mood and Anciety Disorders on the Cardiovascular System. Adverse Cardiovascular Drug Interactions and Complications. Heart Disease and Pregnancy. The Heart and Obesity. The Heart and Kidney Disease. Exercise and the Heart: Acute Hemodynamics, Conditioning Training, The Athlete''s Heart, and Sudden. Death. Cardiovascular Aging in Health and Therapeutic Considerations with Respect to Cardiovascular Diseases in Older Patients. Cardiac Disease in Women. Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Aorta. Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurologic Manifestations of Heart Disease. Diagnosis and Management of the Peripheral Arteries and Veins. Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease. Non Surgical Interventions of Carotid Disease. Non Surgical Interventions of Peripheral Blood Vessels. Cost-Effective Strategies in Cardiology. Insurance Issues in Patients with Heart Disease. Cardiac Evaluations for Legal Purposes. Practice Guidelines in Cardiovascular Care. Behavioral Medicine in the Treatment of Heart Disease.Fuster, Valentin is the author of 'Hurst's the Heart Internet Edition', published 2002 under ISBN 9780071407267 and ISBN 007140726X.