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CONTENTS Preface v Contributors vii Acromegaly and the Heart 2 Acute Coronary Syndrome(s) 4 Adenosine 6 Aging Heart 8 AICDs 10 AIDS and the Heart 12 Alcohol and the Heart 14 Amyloid Heart Disease 16 Anemia and the Heart 18 Aneurysm Aortic 20 Angina with Normal Coronary Arteries 22 Angina, Prinzmetal's and Variant Angina 24 Angina, Stable 26 Angiogenesis 28 Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Heart 30 Anomalous Coronary Arteries 32 Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections 34 Anorexia Nervosa and the Heart 36 Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome 38 Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric 40 Aortic Stenosis, Adult 42 Aortic Stenosis, Pediatric 46 Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular 44 Apoptosis 48 Atrial Premature Beats 50 Atrial Fibrillation 52 Arrhythmias Atrial Flutter 54 Arrhythmias, AVNRT 56 Arrhythmias, Heart Block (1st, 2nd and 3rd Degree) 58 Arrhythmias, Junctional Rhythm 60 Arrhythmias, Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 62 Arrhythmias, Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) 64 Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome 66 Arrhythmias Supraventricular Tachycardia 68 Arrhythmias Torsade de Pointes Ventricular Tachycardia 70 Arrhythmias Ventricular Fibrillation 72 Arrhythmias Ventricular Tachycardia 74 Arrhythmias Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome 76 Arterial Embolism 78 Arterial Hypertension 80 Atherosclerosis 82 Arteriovenous Fistulas 84 Athlete's Heart 86 Atrial Septal Defect, Secundum 88 Brugada Syndrome 90 Carcinoid Heart Disease 92 Cardiac Surgery, Preoperative Assessment 94 Cardiac Trauma 96 Cardiac Surgery, Immediate Postoperative Management 98 Cardiac Neoplasms 100 Cardiac Transplantation, Pediatric 102 Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 106 Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 108 Cardiomyopathy, Pediatric 110 Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive 114 Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Primary Prevention) 116 Cardiovascular Preventive Care (Secondary Prevention) 118 Carotid Sinus Syndrome 120 Cerebrovascular Disease 122 Chagas Disease and the Heart 124 Chemotherapy and the Heart 126 Cheyne-Stokes Respirations 128 Clubbing 130 Coarctation of the Aorta 132 Collateral Blood Vessels 134 Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 136 Cor Pulmonale 140 Cor Triatriatum 142 Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors 144 Counterpulsation (Aortic) 146 Cushing Syndrome 148 Cytokines and the Heart 152 D-Transposition of the Great Arteries 154 Dermatomyositis 158 Diastolic Ventricular Function 160 Digitalis Toxicity 162 Dyslipidemia 164 Ebstein Anomaly and Uhl Anomaly 166 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the Heart 170 Eisenmenger Syndrome 172 Endocardial Cushion Defects 174 Endocarditis 176 Endothelin 178 Eosinophilic Heart Disease 180 Fabry's Disease and the Heart 182 Foramen Ovale 184 Heart Failure 186 Heart Rate Variability 188 Heart Transplantation 190 High-Output Heart Failure 192 Hurler Syndrome and the Heart 194 Hyperthyroid Heart Disease 196 Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 198 Hypothyroid Heart Disease 200 Hypoxic Heart Syndrome, Including Pulmonary Edema, High-Altitude 202 Kawasaki Disease 204 L Transposition of the Great Arteries 206 Left Ventricular Outflow Obstructive Lesions, Nonvalvular 208 Lyme Disease and the Heart 210 Marfan Syndrome 212 Mesenteric, Ischemia 214 Metabolic Syndrome 216 Mitral Regurgitation, Adult 218 Mitral Regurgitation, Pediatric 220 Mitral Stenosis 222 Mitral Valve Prolapse 224 Muscular Dystrophy and the Heart 226 Myocardial Infarction 230 Myocarditis 234 Natriuretic Peptides 236 Noonan Syndrome 238 Obesity and the Heart 240 Orthostatic Hypotension 242 Osteogenesis Imperfecta and the Heart 244 Paget Disease and the Heart 246 Paradoxical Embolism 248 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 250 Pectus Excavatum 252 Pericardial Tamponade 254 Pericarditis, Acute 256 Pericarditis, Constrictive 258 Peripheral Vascular Disease 260 Pheochromocytoma 262 Pickwickian Syndrome 266 Pregnancy and the Heart 268 Primary Hypoaldosteronism 270 Prolonged QT Syndrome and Proarrhythmias 272 Prosthetic Valves 274 Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum 276 Pulmonary Embolism 278 Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary and Secondary 280 Pulmonic Regurgitation 282 Pulmonary Stenosis, Adult 284 Pulmonary Stenosis, Pediatric 286 Radiation Heart Disease 288 Remodeling 290 Renal Artery Stenosis 292 Renal Failure and the Cardiovascular System 294 Raynaud's Syndrome 296 Rheumatic Fever 298 Rheumatoid Arthritis 300 Sarcoidosis and the Heart 302 Scleroderma and the Heart 304 Sepsis and the Heart 306 Sexual Dysfunction and the Heart 308 Sickle Cell Diseases and the Heart 310 Silent Myocardial Ischemia 312 Single Ventricle and Tricuspid Atresia 314 Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 318 Situs Inversus 320 SLE and the Heart 322 Sleep Disturbance and the Heart 324 Steal Syndromes 326 Stem Cells and the Heart 328 Sudden Death 330 Syncope, Adult 332 Syncope, Pediatric 334 Syphilitic Heart Disease 336 Tetralogy of Fallot 338 Thrombophlebitis 340 Tricuspid Regurgitation 342 Tricuspid Stenosis 344 Truncus Arteriosus 346 Turner Syndrome 348 Valvular Heart Disease and Surgery 350 Ventricular Septal Defect 352
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Cardiology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Heart -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Cardiological manifestations of general diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Cardiovascular Diseases -- diagnosis -- Handbooks.
Cardiovascular Diseases -- therapy -- Handbooks.