Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiogenic Shock David V. Daniels Todd J. Brinton Randall Vagelos BACKGROUND Cardiogenic shock is a state of inadequate tissue perfusion and dysoxia due to primary cardiac dysfunction clinically manifest by…
Focal Lung Disease
Focal Lung Disease Although assessment of patients with focal lung abnormalities continues to represent an important problem in pulmonary diagnosis (1, 2, 3), the past decade has seen important developments…
Chest Pain and the Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chest Pain and the Acute Coronary Syndromes David V. Daniels Todd J. Brinton David P. Lee BACKGROUND AND APPROACH There are over 5 million emergency department visits each year in…
Stress Testing
Stress Testing Ian Brown Donald Schreiber BACKGROUND AND APPROACH Stress testing is one diagnostic instrument currently available to medical professionals for the evaluation and risk stratification of patients with known…
Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System
Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System Clarke G. Daniels David V. Daniels Kamalendu Chatterjee BACKGROUND AND APPROACH An 81-year-old patient presented to the emergency room complaining of weakness and fatigue….
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Introduction/Epidemiology At the outset of the 21st century, lung cancer remains one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death (1). In the United States alone, it was…
Pulmonary Arterial Disease
Pulmonary Arterial Disease Normal Anatomy The main pulmonary artery arises at the base of the right ventricle and extends superiorly for a distance of approximately 5 cm before dividing into…
Aorta, Arch Vessels, and Great Veins
Aorta, Arch Vessels, and Great Veins Over the past decade, rapid changes in imaging technology have revolutionized our ability to study the great vessels of the thorax. Parallel developments in…
Assessment in Mitral Valve Surgery
Assessment in Mitral Valve Surgery Robert M. Savage Taka Shiota William J. Stewart Marc Gillinov HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Over the last three decades, there have been great advances in mitral valve…
