Ischemic Heart Disease

Editors:

Erling Falk, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital (Skejby), Denmark

P. K. Shah, MD, FACC
Division of Cardiology and Artherosclerosis Research Center. Professor of Medicine UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles, California, USA

Pim J. de Feyter, MD
Director, Thorax Center Cath. Lab. University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

A concise straightforward guide to the recognition and management of ischemic heart disease written by experts from around the world. The text is highly structured and will provide the clinically relevant information needed by today’s practitioners. Firstly the disease is explored covering definition, epidemiology (prevalence, incidence, age and sex) pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Also described are diagnostic procedures including technique, indications, contraindications, limitations and possible complications. Each topic has been illustrated with high quality colour photographs, line diagrams and radiographs.

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Anatomy of the heart
3. Physiology of the heart
4. Pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia
5. Supply-related myocardial ischemia
6. Myocardial ischemia: morbid demand
7. . Detection of coronary artery disease
8. Detection of myocardial ischemia/infarction
9. Stable ischemic syndromes
10. Acute coronary syndromes
11. Acute myocardial infarction: Complications
12. Acute myocardial infarction: Special problems
13. Heart attack: Management strategy
14. Silent myocardial ischemia
15. Chronic arrythmias and conduction disorders
16. Left ventricular dysfunction
17. Percutaneous coronary intervention
18. Coronary artery bypass surgery
19. Ischemic heart disease: Special problems
20. Primary prevention
21. Genetics of IHD
22. Guidelines and recommendations

Index