From the Publisher:

     When you need definitive and authoritative answers to diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, Hurst's The Heart is the name clinicians know and trust.  Portable, powerful, pocket-friendly, and affordable, Hurst's The Heart Manual of Cardiology is now better than ever.

• Organized by disorder, access to information is made easy

• Comprehensive and up-to-date drug therapies

• Every common condition and concern is covered

• New easy-to-use format, with more charts, tables, and graphs

• ACC/ AHA guidelines located throughout

• New Information on arrhythmias, interventional procedures including stent implants, and clinical trials

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.    The History, Physical Examination, and Cardiac Auscultation

Chapter 2.     The Resting Electrocardiogram

Chapter 3.     Noninvasive Testing for Myocardial Ischemia

Chapter 4.     Treatment Considerations in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

Chapter 5.     Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure

Chapter 6.     Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

Chapter 7.     Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Chapter 8.     The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Chapter 9.     Cardiac Pacemakers

Chapter 10.   Diagnosis and Management of Syncope

Chapter 11.   Sudden Cardiac Death

Chapter 12.   Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Subsequent Management of the Patient

Chapter 13.   Dyslipidemia, Other Risk Factors, and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

Chapter 14.   Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

Chapter 15.   Definition and Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Chapter 16.   Diagnosis and Management of Patients with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Ischemia

Chapter 17.   Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Ischemia

Chapter 18.   Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Chapter 19.   Mechanical Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Chapter 20.   Hypertension Diagnosis, Evaluation and Management

Chapter 21.   Pulmonary Hypertension

Chapter 22.   Pulmonary Embolism

Chapter 23.   Aortic Valve Disease

Chapter 24.   Mitral Valve Stenosis

Chapter 25.   Mitral Regurgitation (Including Mitral Valve Prolapse)

Chapter 26.   Tricuspid Valve and Pulmonic Valve Disease

Chapter 27.   Clinical Performance of Prosthetic Heart Valves

Chapter 28.   Antithrombotic Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease

Chapter 29.   Cardiovascular Diseases due to Genetic Abnormalities

Chapter 30.   Congenitall Heart Disease in Adults

Chapter 31.   Dilated Cardiomyopathies

Chapter 32.   Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Chapter 33.   Restrictive, Obliterative, and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

Chapter 34.   Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies- Endocrine Disease and Alcohol

Chapter 35.   The Heart and NonCardiac Drugs, Electricity, Poisons, and Radiation

Chapter 36.   Diseases of the Pericardium

Chapter 37.   Infective Endocarditis

Chapter 38.   Perioperative Evaluation of Patients with Known or Suspected Cardiovascular Disease Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery

Chapter 39.   Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 40.   Adverse Cardiovascular Drug Interactions and Complications

Chapter 41.   Heart Disease and Pregnancy

Chapter 42.   Women and Coronary Artery Disease

Chapter 43.   The Heart and Obesity

Chapter 44.   Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Aorta

Chapter 45.   Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurologic Manifestations of Heart Disease

Chapter 46.   The Nonsurgical Approach to Carotid Disease

Chapter 47.   Diagnosis and Management of Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries and Veins

Chapter 48.   Advances in the Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease

Chapter 49.   Practice Guidelines in Cardiovascular Care

Chapter 50.   Complementary Medicine in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases

Index