Renal Artery Atherosclerosis Jose D. Tafur Christopher J. White INTRODUCTION Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is an important cause of secondary hypertension. It also threatens renal function and increases the…
Cerebrovascular Disease Steven R. Bailey INTRODUCTION Disease of the cerebrovascular system reflects intrinsic alterations of blood flow that occur because of ischemia, hemorrhage, or mass effect. This chapter provides an…
Peripheral Arterial Disease Joseph J. Ingrassia Matt Finn Sahil Parikh INTRODUCTION Epidemiology The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around 8.5 million Americans suffer from peripheral arterial…
Aortic Diseases Dawn S. Hui Lalithapriya Jayakumar Andrea J. Carpenter GENERAL INTRODUCTION AORTIC DISSECTION An aortic dissection is a tear in the aortic intima, with the separation of the intima…
Mechanical Circulatory Support Anju Bhardwaj Alexis Shafii Andrew Civitello Ajith Nair INTRODUCTION Heart failure (HF) is a syndrome that affects over 6.5 million individuals in the United States. Despite significant…
Cardiac Electronic Implantable Device Therapy Yang Yang Irakli Giorgberidze Lorraine Cornwell INTRODUCTION The first case of successful defibrillation in a human was performed in 1947 by Dr Claude Beck, a…
Chronic Heart Failure Management Ray Hu Edo Y. Birati Lee R. Goldberg INTRODUCTION Heart failure is estimated to affect over 26 million adults worldwide1 and is one of the leading…
Acute Heart Failure Nicholas S. Hendren Justin L. Grodin Mark H. Drazner INTRODUCTION Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is defined as new or recurrent symptoms and signs of heart failure…
Myocarditis Melissa A. Lyle Lori A. Blauwet Leslie T. Cooper INTRODUCTION Myocarditis refers to inflammation of the myocardium and incorporates a broad spectrum of clinical and histopathologic presentations.1 Acute myocarditis…
Toxin-Induced Cardiomyopathies Omar Jawaid Suparna C. Clasen Abhishek Khemka Maya Guglin INTRODUCTION Various substances have been associated with cardiomyopathies. This includes legally available substances, illicit substances of abuse, and prescribed…
