Primary cardiology
By: [edited by] Eugene Braunwald, Lee Goldman.
Contributors: Braunwald, Eugene, 1929-; Goldman, Lee, MD.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 721
Subjects: Heart Diseases; Primary Health Care -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cardiologic principles for the primary care physician; title: Evidence-based medicine; title: Clinical decision-making; title: The clinical examination; title: Cardiac noninvasive testing; title: Principles of echocardiography; title: Approach to common cardiac problems; title: Approach to the patient with chest pain; title: Approach to the patient with dyspnea; title: Approach to the patient with edema; title: Approach to the patient with palpitations; title: Approach to the patient with syncope; title: Approach to the patient with a heart murmur; title: Approach to the patient with asympomatic electrocardiographic abnormalities; title: Approach to the patient with cardiac enlargement; title: Approach to the patient undergoing noncardiac surgery; title: Approach to the woman with heart disease, including during pregnancy; title: Approach to the elderly patient with heart disease; title: Approach to the end-of-life care for the patient with end-stage heart disease; title: Preventive cardiology; title: Screening for coronary heart disease and its risk factors; title: Diagnosis and management of patients with hypertension; title: Dietary fat and lipid disorders; title: Smoking and smoking cessation; title: Exercise and heart disease; title: Other risk factors for coronary heart disease : diet, lifestyle, psychological disorders, and estrogen deficiency/hormone replacement therapy; title: Recognition and management of patients with specific cardiac problems; title: Approach to cardiovascular emergencies; title: Recognition and management of patients with stable angina pectoris; title: Recognition and management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; title: Recognition and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction; title: Recognition and management of patients with heart failure; title: Recognition and management of patients with cardiomyopathies; title: Recognition and management of patients with tachyarrhythmias; title: Recognition and management of patients with bradyarrhythmias; title: Recognition and management of patients with valvular heart disease; title: Recognition and management of patients with infective endocarditis; title: Recognition and management of adults with congenital heart disease; title: Recognition and management of patients with pericardial disease; title: Recognition and management of patients with diseases of the aorta : aneurysms and dissection; title: Recognition and management of peripheral arterial disease; title: Pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, and cor pulmonale.