From the Publisher:  

     The Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases is an accurate and reliable source of in-depth information on the diseases that kill more than 12 million individuals worldwide each year. In fact, cardiovascular diseases are more prevalent than the combined incidence of all forms of cancer, diabetes, asthma and leukemia. In one volume, this Encyclopedia thoroughly covers these ailments and also includes in-depth analysis of less common and rare heart conditions to round out the volume's scope. Researchers, clinicians, and students alike will all find this resource an invaluable tool for quick reference before approaching the primary literature.

Table of Contents:

Aging and the Heart

Alcohol and the Heart

Altitude and Pulmonary Edema

Anatomy of the Heart and Circulation

Anderson-Fabry Disease

Anemia and the Heart

Aneurysm

Angina

Angioplasty/ Coronary Balloon

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/ Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Antihistamines

Antioxidants

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Antiplatelet Agents

Arginine and the Heart

Arrhythmias/ Palpitations

Arteriosclerosis

Artificial Heart

Aspirin for Heart Disease

Atherosclerosis/ Atheroma

Athletes and Sudden Cardiac Death

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Septal Defect

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide

Beriberi Heart Disease

Beta-Blockers

Blood Clots

Blood Pressure

Brugada Syndrome

Bundle Branch Block

Caffeine and the Heart

Calcium Antagonists

Carcinoid Heart Disease

Cardiogenic Shock

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Chagas Disease

Chelation and Heart Disease

Chemotherapy-Induced Heart Disease

Cholesterol

Coenzyme Q10

Congenital Heart Disease

Contraception and Cardiovascular Disease

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

C-Reactive Protein and the Heart

Cytochrome P-450

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Depression and the Heart

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Diets and Heart Disease

Diuretics

Down Syndrome

Dyslipidemia

Echocardiography

Effects of Smoking and Heart Disease

Electrocardiography

Embryology

Endocarditis

Endocrine Disorders and the Heart

Erectile Dysfunction and the Heart

Exercise and the Heart

Gene Therapy

Heart Attacks

Heart Failure

Hemochromatosis

Herbal, Dietary Supplements, and Cardiovascular Disease

HIV and the Heart

Homocysteine and Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertension

Hypertrophy of the Heart

Kawasaki Heart Disease

Miscellaneous Disorders

Murmurs and Heart Disease

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Obesity and Heart Disease

Pacemakers

Patent Foramen Ovale

Pericarditis and Myocarditis

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pulmonary Embolism

Race and Cardiovascular Disease

Sleep and the Heart

Stents

Stress and Heart Disease

Stroke/ Cerebrovascular Accident

Syncope

Tests for Heart Diseases

Thyroid Heart Disease

Valve Diseases

Ventricular Fibrillation

Women and Heart Disease

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

GLOSSARY

INDEX