Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Anthony J. Hart and Harry M. Lever PREVALENCE AND DEFINITION Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease.1 The prevalence in the general adult population for…
Risk Stratification and Post–Myocardial Infarction Therapy Willis M. Wu and Samir R. Kapadia Unstable angina, non–ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) represent a spectrum of ischemic coronary…
Preoperative Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery Matthew C. Bunte and Richard A. Grimm The evaluation of cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery is an important part of the day-to-day…
Supraventricular Tachycardias Christopher P. Ingelmo and P. Peter Borek Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) continue to be the most common as well as most diverse type of cardiac arrhythmias. SVTs occur in…
Peripheral Artery Disease Siddharth A. Wartak and Heather L. Gornik Lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a marker of systemic atherosclerosis and has been estimated to affect approximately 8…
Heart Failure with Normal Ejection Fraction Andrew O. Zurick, III and Allan L. Klein Diastolic dysfunction refers to a functional abnormality of myocardial relaxation, distensibility, or filling in the diastolic…
Stable Angina: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, Medical Therapy, and Revascularization Strategies Kellan E. Ashley and Conrad C. Simpfendorfer The syndrome of angina pectoris, first described in 1768 by William Heberden, is…
Prosthetic Valvular Disease Lawrence Lazar and James Thomas There are two major classes of prosthetic valves, mechanical and bioprosthetic (Fig. 36.1). Each specific valve within these groups has unique features…
Cardiovascular Physiology: Flow–Volume Loops Ashley M. Lewis and Michael D. Faulx Understanding the factors that influence myocardial performance in normal and pathophysiologic states is essential for the cardiology boards. Myocardial…
