Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Michael S. Lauer and Eiran Z. Gorodeski An ability to read the medical literature intelligently is an essential skill for the competent clinical practitioner. Acquiring this…
Electrophysiologic Testing, including His Bundle and Other Intracardiac Electrograms Edwin T. Zishiri and Mina K. Chung This chapter aims to summarize the components of a comprehensive electrophysiology (EP) study. However,…
Venous Thromboembolism Firas Al Solaiman and John R. Bartholomew Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease that includes both pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It is the…
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHY CHAPTER Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure Miriam Jacob and W. H. Wilson Tang DEFINITION OF HEART FAILURE There are multiple definitions of heart failure, but…
AORTA/PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE CHAPTER Diseases of the Aorta Gian M. Novaro Diseases of the aorta account for significant cardio-vascular morbidity and mortality. The incidence of these diseases is expected to…
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING AND STRESS TESTING CHAPTER Chest Radiography for the Cardiovascular Medicine Boards Andrei Purysko and Michael A. Bolen Despite continuing advances that have greatly expanded the ability to assess…
Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Tachycardia Daniel J. Cantillon and Oussama Wazni DEFINITION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined by 2006 American College of Cardiology/American Heart…
Infective Endocarditis Peter Zimbwa and Steven M. Gordon Over the last three decades, the overall incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) and the associated mortality have remained constant, between 1.7 and…
Wide-Complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia versus Supraventricular Tachycardia Roy Chung and Walid Saliba Wide-complex tachycardia (WCT) is defined as a tachyarrhythmia with a rate >100 beats/min (bpm) and a QRS duration…
Women and Heart Disease JoEllyn Moore Abraham and Ellen Mayer Sabik EPIDEMIOLOGY/SCOPE OF PROBLEM Cardiovascular disease (hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and coronary artery disease [CAD]) is the leading cause of death…
