Cardiology

Coronary artery disease is the number one killer in the United States, affecting more than 13 million Americans each year. This issue of Cardiology Clinics comprehensively examines the epidemiology, traditional and novel risk factors, and management of...

Acute heart failure has relatively recently been recognized as a distinct entity within the continuum of heart failure. Patients with acute heart failure present to the emergency department when they are unable to breathe, and their pathophysiology...

In collaboration with the Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale, Drs. Luigi Di Biase, Frank Marchlinski, and Andrea Natale have assembled an issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics on Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Topics...

Get a quick, expert overview of the ways in which biomarkers can be used to assess and guide the management of cardiovascular disease in the clinical setting. This concise, clinically-focused resource by Dr. Vijay Nambi consolidates today's available...

In this issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest editors Drs. Ragavendra R. Baliga and Dipti Itchhaporia bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Digital Health, sometimes referred to as eHealth. Top experts in the field cover key topics in the...

Genome Editing: A Practical Guide to Research and Clinical Applications is geared towards investigators interested in learning how to use CRISPR-Cas9-based technologies, with a focus on cardiovascular research and clinical applications. Covering a range...

As the number of effective anti-neoplastic agents has grown, there has been a concomitant increase in side effects. Cardiotoxicity, and specifically LV dysfunction, remains the limiting factor for many such agents, and is the focus of growing research...

Cardiac electrophysiologists have many options for treating arrhythmias, including catheter ablation and implantable cardiac defibrillators. Antiarrhythmic agents, which are pharmaceutical agents used to suppress fast rhythms of the heart (cardiac...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a slow and progressive circulation disorder. It may involve disease in any of the blood vessels outside of the heart and diseases of the lymph vessels-arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels. This issue of...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics is about acute decompensated heart failure. Expert authors review the most current information available about comorbidities, management, drug therapy, and strategies to prevent a post-discharge adverse event. Keep...

In the joint American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association classification system, Stage B heart failure refers to patients with structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure. Preventing progression of heart failure in Stage B...

In this issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest editors Drs. Vijay Rao and Geetha Bhatt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Novel Non-pharmacological Approaches to Heart Failure. Recent years have seen a multitude of new devices and...

In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Geno Merli and Raghu Kolluri bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vascular Medicine. Top experts in the field provide evidence-based recommendations on vascular issues...

This issue is organized on a debate format, with experts in the field arguing the pros and cons of active controversies that challenge modern management of aortic disease. Among the controversies discussed are genetic testing, use of biomarkers, optimal...

In ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the coronary artery is completely blocked by a blood clot. It is the most serious type of heart attack. The best treatment for STEMI patients is to have the blocked artery opened by balloon inflation...

Biomarkers - which may be enzymes, hormones, biologic substances, or other markers of cardiac stress and malfunction - appear to have growing clinical importance in heart failure. Many biomarkers appear to provide important information about the cause of...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia is an inherited heart muscle disorder that may cause abnormal electrical heart rhythms and weakening of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in sudden death. The electrocardiograph (EKG) is used to...

In this issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Allen Jeremias brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Intracoronary Physiology and Its Use in Interventional Cardiology. Assessment of intra-coronary physiology can guide...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Pasquale Perrone Filardi, will focus on Hormonal and Metabolic Abnormalities in Heart Failure Patients. This issue is one of four selected for the year by the series Consulting Editor, Eduardo...

This issue of Cardiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Palak Shah and Jennifer Cowger, will focus on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Topics include, but are not limited to, The Evolution of Mechanical Circulatory Support, Continuous-flow Device Engineering and...

This issue of Cardiology Clinics will cover Coronary Artery Disease. Curated by Dr. Alberto Polimeni, this issue will explore topics in the field that are relevant for practicing clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series...

Biology of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases combines physiology and pathophysiology of selected metabolic and cardiovascular diseases with health relevance. Written in a concise and easy to read manner, the book allows readers to gain an...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Subha V. Raman, will cover key topics in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. This issue is one of four issues selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Eduardo Bossone. Topics...

In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Douglas S. Jacoby brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Update in Preventive Cardiology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as how to manage patients with...

This issue of the Cardiology Clinics entitled "Pulmonary Hypertension" is an in-depth review on the subject edited by Dr. Ronald J. Oudiz. The topics covered will include: classification of pulmonary hypertension, epidemiology and pathophysiology,...

This issue of the Heart Failure Clinics of North America, guest edited by Drs. Daniel Lenihan and Douglas Sawyer, will cover several aspects of Cardio-oncology Related to Heart Failure. Subjects discussed in the volume include, but are not limited to:...

This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics examines electrocardiography of complex arrhythmias. Topics include concealed conduction, right and left atrial macroreentrant tachycardias, focal atrial fachycardias, AV nodal and AV reentrant tachycardia,...

This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics reviews percutaneous circulatory support device use in several situations, including left and right ventricular shock, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and infarct size reduction. Keep up to date with the...

This issue consists of approximately 50 case studies that touch on different aspects of complex arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular and supraventricular tachycardia, acute MI, and troubles with cardiac devices.About the AuthorFred...

Get a quick, expert overview of stroke risks among patients with treated and untreated atrial fibrillation, in addition to best practices for management and treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation to minimize stroke risks. This concise,...

Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism: Theory and Practice of Cardiometabolic Medicine discusses the close intersection between metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease, covering the basic science and pathophysiology of disease and the latest...

This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics--edited by Drs. Amin Al-Ahmad, Raymond Yee, and Mark Link--will focus on Contemporary Issues in Patients with Implantable Devices. Topics include, but are not limited to: Management of Device infections;...

This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Mohammad Shenasa, N. A. Mark Estes III, and Gordon F. Tomaselli, will cover Contemporary Challenges in Sudden Cardiac Death. Topics covered in this issue include Pathophysiology; Basic...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines the critical role of team-based care in the management of patients with heart failure. Articles address Team-Based Care for Prevention, Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure, Transitions of Care,...

From basic clinical facts to new advanced guidelines, Practical Cardiology, by Drs. Majid Maleki, Azin Alizadehasl, and Majid Haghjoo, is your new go-to resource for new developments in cardiology knowledge, imaging modalities, management techniques, and...

This issue of Cardiology Clinics reviews the most current information available on syncope. Expert authors write about the approach to the syncope patient, triage in the Emergency Department, differential diagnosis, and therapy. Keep up-to-the-minute...

Emergency physicians are usually the first to care for patients with emergency cardiac conditions. They must initiate therapy in a timely manner and must plan care in conjunction with cardiologists, who continue the patient's care. This issue has both...

This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Noel G. Boyle and Bruce Wilkoff, will focus on Lead Management for Electrophysiologists. Topics include, but are not limited to, Overview of Lead Management; Vein Management; Electrode...

This issue of Cardiology Clinics will cover Nephrocardiology. Curated by Dr. Parta Hatamizadeh, this issue will explore topics in the field that are relevant for practicing clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series editorial...

The full scope of adult congenital heart disease is examined in this issue of the Cardiology Clinics. Topics include Shunt Lesions, Coarctation of the Aorta, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of Great Arteries, Fontan Repair of Single Ventricle...