Braunwald, Eugene, 1929-

Primary cardiology / [edited by] Eugene Braunwald, Lee Goldman - 2nd ed - Philadelphia : Saunders, c2003 - xiii, 721 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cardiologic principles for the primary care physician -- Evidence-based medicine -- Clinical decision-making -- The clinical examination -- Cardiac noninvasive testing -- Principles of echocardiography -- Approach to common cardiac problems -- Approach to the patient with chest pain -- Approach to the patient with dyspnea -- Approach to the patient with edema -- Approach to the patient with palpitations -- Approach to the patient with syncope --Approach to the patient with a heart murmur -- Approach to the patient with asympomatic electrocardiographic abnormalities -- Approach to the patient with cardiac enlargement -- Approach to the patient undergoing noncardiac surgery -- Approach to the woman with heart disease, including during pregnancy -- Approach to the elderly patient with heart disease -- Approach to the end-of-life care for the patient with end-stage heart disease -- Preventive cardiology -- Screening for coronary heart disease and its risk factors -- Diagnosis and management of patients with hypertension -- Dietary fat and lipid disorders -- Smoking and smoking cessation -- Exercise and heart disease -- Other risk factors for coronary heart disease : diet, lifestyle, psychological disorders, and estrogen deficiency/hormone replacement therapy -- Recognition and management of patients with specific cardiac problems -- Approach to cardiovascular emergencies -- Recognition and management of patients with stable angina pectoris -- Recognition and management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction -- Recognition and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction -- Recognition and management of patients with heart failure -- Recognition and management of patients with cardiomyopathies -- Recognition and management of patients with tachyarrhythmias -- Recognition and management of patients with bradyarrhythmias -- Recognition and management of patients with valvular heart disease -- Recognition and management of patients with infective endocarditis ---- Recognition and management of adults with congenital heart disease -- Recognition and management of patients with pericardial disease -- Recognition and management of patients with diseases of the aorta : aneurysms and dissection -- Recognition and management of peripheral arterial disease -- Pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, and cor pulmonale

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Heart--Diseases
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases--diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases--therapy
Primary Health Care--methods

RC681 / .P72 2003

616.12

2003 K-210 WG 120 / P952 2003