Illustrated Guide to Cardiovascular Disease

Illustrated Guide to Cardiovascular Disease is an extensive and highly visual guide, encompassing the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, along with cardiac anatomy and physiology.

This book is divided into 58 chapters across seven sections. Each section covers a different disease or group of heart diseases, including coronary artery disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, congenital heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, peripheral vascular disease, and a final section on miscellaneous cardiovascular diseases.

Each chapter features detailed discussion on common and uncommon conditions and their pathology, with the latest therapies in cardiology and European and American guidelines highlighted throughout the book. More than 1700 full colour images, illustrations, figures, flow charts and tables enhance Illustrated Guide to Cardiovascular Disease, an invaluable resource for all cardiologists.

• Extensive illustrated guide to a vast range of cardiovascular diseases
• Seven sections covering specific diseases and groups of diseases
• 1700 images in full colour
• Edited by Glenn N Levine, Director of the Michael E DeBakey Medical Centre in Houston, Texas

Section I. Coronary Artery Disease

• Coronary Arterial and Venous Anatomy
• Coronary Artery Anomalies
• Cardiac Stress Testing
• Myocardial Viability Testing
• Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Section II. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

• Cardiac Anatomy and Function
• Systolic Heart Failure
• Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
• Hypertrophic  Cardiomyopathy
• Infiltrative Heart Disease and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
• Arrthymogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathhy
• Left Ventricular Assist Devices
• Cardiac Transplantation

Section III. Valvular Heart Disease

• Normal Valvular Anatomy and Function
• Aortic Stenosis
• Aortic Regurgitation
• Mitral Stenosis
• Mitral Regurgitation
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Right-Sided Valvular Heart Disease
• Endocarditis
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Valvular Surgery and Prosthetic Heart Valves

Section IV. Pericardial Disease

• Pericarditis
• Pericardial Effusion
• Constrictive Pericarditis

Section V. Congenital Heart Disease

• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
• Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD)
• Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA)
• Ebstein Anomaly
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Transposition of The Great Vessels
• Supravalvular and Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis
• Aortic Coarcation

Section VI. Cardiac Arrhythmias

• Cardiac Depolarization and Impulse Conduction
• Bradyarrhythmias, Conduction Abnormalities, and Heart Block
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Atrial Flutter
• Av Reentrant Tachycardia (AVRT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome
• Av Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
• Ventricular Arrhythmias
• Pacemakers
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDS)

Section VII.  Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Renovascular Disease
• Peripheral Venous Insufficiency

Section VII.  Miscellaneous Cardiovascular Disease

• Cardiac Tumors
• Hyperlipidemia
• Stroke
• Venous Thromboembolism
• Physical Findings in Cardiovascular Disease

Glenn N Levine MD FAHA FACC
Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Director, Cardiac Care Unit, Michael E DeBakey Medical Centre, Houston, Texas, USA