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Braunwald: Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 6th edition

January 2, 2007 on 1:44 pm | In Books |

Part I - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

1 - Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
2 - Economics and Cardiovascular Disease

Part II - EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT

3 - The History
4 - Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation
5 - Electrocardiography
6 - Exercise Stress Testing
7 - Echocardiography
8 - Radiology of the Heart and Great Vessels
9 - Nuclear Cardiology
10 - Newer Cardiac Imaging Modalities: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
11 - Cardiac Catheterization
12 - Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasonography
13 - Relative Merits of Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques

Part III - NORMAL AND ABNORMAL CARDIAC FUNCTION

14 - Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
15 - Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function
16 - Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
17 - Clinical Aspects of Heart Failure: High-Output Failure; Pulmonary Edema
18 - Treatment of Heart Failure: Pharmacological Methods
19 - Treatment of Heart Failure: Assisted Circulation
20 - Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation
21 - Management of Heart Failure
22 - Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations
23 - Management of the Patient with Cardiac Arrhythmias
24 - Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators
25 - Specific Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment
26 - Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
27 - Hypotension and Syncope

Part IV - HYPERTENSIVE AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

28 - Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
29 - Systemic Hypertension: Therapy
30 - The Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis
31 - Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Disease
32 - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
33 - Lipid-Lowering Trials
34 - Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
35 - Acute Myocardial Infarction
36 - Unstable Angina
37 - Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
38 - Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention
39 - Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
40 - Diseases of the Aorta
41 - Peripheral Arterial Diseases
42 - Extracardiac Vascular Interventions

Part V - DISEASES OF THE HEART, PERICARDIUM, AND PULMONARY VASCULAR BED

43 - Congenital Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood
44 - Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
45 - Acquired Heart Disease in Children
46 - Valvular Heart Disease
47 - Infective Endocarditis
48 - The Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditides
49 - Primary Tumors of the Heart
50 - Pericardial Diseases
51 - Traumatic Heart Disease
52 - Pulmonary Embolism
53 - Pulmonary Hypertension
54 - Cor Pulmonale

Part VI - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

55 - Principles of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Genetics
56 - Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease

Part VII - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
57 - Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
58 - Coronary Artery Disease in Women
59 - Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
60 - Medical Management of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
61 - General Anesthesia and Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease

Part VIII - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DISORDERS OF OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

62 - Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease
63 - Diabetes Mellitus and the Cardiovascular System
64 - The Heart in Endocrine Disorders
65 - Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
66 - Rheumatic Fever
67 - Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System
68 - Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
69 - Hematological-Oncological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
70 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
71 - Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
72 - Renal Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
3 - The History
4 - Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation
5 - Electrocardiography
6 - Exercise Stress Testing
7 - Echocardiography
8 - Radiology of the Heart and Great Vessels
9 - Nuclear Cardiology
10 - Newer Cardiac Imaging Modalities: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography
11 - Cardiac Catheterization
12 - Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasonography
13 - Relative Merits of Cardiovascular Diagnostic Techniques

Part III - NORMAL AND ABNORMAL CARDIAC FUNCTION

14 - Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
15 - Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function
16 - Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
17 - Clinical Aspects of Heart Failure: High-Output Failure; Pulmonary Edema
18 - Treatment of Heart Failure: Pharmacological Methods
19 - Treatment of Heart Failure: Assisted Circulation
20 - Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation
21 - Management of Heart Failure
22 - Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations
23 - Management of the Patient with Cardiac Arrhythmias
24 - Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators
25 - Specific Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment
26 - Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
27 - Hypotension and Syncope

Part IV - HYPERTENSIVE AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

28 - Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
29 - Systemic Hypertension: Therapy
30 - The Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis
31 - Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Disease
32 - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
33 - Lipid-Lowering Trials
34 - Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
35 - Acute Myocardial Infarction
36 - Unstable Angina
37 - Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
38 - Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention
39 - Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
40 - Diseases of the Aorta
41 - Peripheral Arterial Diseases
42 - Extracardiac Vascular Interventions

Part V - DISEASES OF THE HEART, PERICARDIUM, AND PULMONARY VASCULAR BED

43 - Congenital Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood
44 - Congenital Heart Disease in Adults
45 - Acquired Heart Disease in Children
46 - Valvular Heart Disease
47 - Infective Endocarditis
48 - The Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditides
49 - Primary Tumors of the Heart
50 - Pericardial Diseases
51 - Traumatic Heart Disease
52 - Pulmonary Embolism
53 - Pulmonary Hypertension
54 - Cor Pulmonale

Part VI - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS

55 - Principles of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Genetics
56 - Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease

Part VII - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS

57 - Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
58 - Coronary Artery Disease in Women
59 - Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
60 - Medical Management of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
61 - General Anesthesia and Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease

Part VIII - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DISORDERS OF OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS

62 - Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease
63 - Diabetes Mellitus and the Cardiovascular System
64 - The Heart in Endocrine Disorders
65 - Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
66 - Rheumatic Fever
67 - Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System
68 - Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
69 - Hematological-Oncological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
70 - Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
71 - Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
72 - Renal Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease