THE CLEVELAND CLINIC CARDIOLOGY BOARD REVIEW. 3RD EDITION

I FUNDAMENTALS 1
1 How to Pass the Cardiovascular Disease Board
Examination 1
2 Cardiac Physical Examination 4
3 Cardiac Anatomy 26
4 Cardiovascular Physiology: Flow–Volume Loops 37
5 Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology 49
6 Cardiac Biochemistry 56
7 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics 63
II CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING AND STRESS TESTING 71
8 Chest Radiography for the Cardiovascular Medicine Boards 71
9 Doppler Echocardiography 85
10 Electrocardiographic Stress Testing 98
11 Stress Echocardiography 106
12 Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: A Primer 114
13 Cardiac MRI and CT 132
III CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHY 153
14 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 153
15 Medical Treatment of Heart Failure 164
16 Heart Transplantation 180
17 Devices for Heart Failure 198
18 Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy 212
19 Pulmonary Hypertension 225
20 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction 239
21 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 250
IV CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 265
22 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult 265
23 Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease 283
V CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 303
24 Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography 303
25 Electrophysiologic Testing, Including His Bundle and Other Intracardiac Electrograms 365
26 Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Tachycardia 390
27 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter 400
28 Supraventricular Tachycardias 417
29 Wide Complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia versus Supraventricular Tachycardia 430
30 Pacemakers and Defibrillators 445
31 Syncope 461
VI VALVULAR HEART DISEASE 473
32 Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Disease 473
33 Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Valve Disease 488
34 Infective Endocarditis 509
35 Prosthetic Valve Disease 522
VII CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION 533
36 Evaluation of Chest Discomfort 533
37 Coronary Artery Disease: Epidemiology 543
38 Stable Angina: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, Medical Therapy, and Revascularization Strategies 554
39 Unstable Coronary Syndrome 576
40 Acute Myocardial Infarction 595
41 Complications of Myocardial Infarction 614
42 Risk Stratification and Post–Myocardial Infarction Therapy 631
43 Radiation Safety in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 646
44 Hemodynamic Measurements 658
45 Catheterization Laboratory Imaging and Functional Assessment 675
46 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention 689
VIII AORTA/PERIPHERAL VASCULAR HEART DISEASE 711
47 Diseases of the Aorta 711
48 Venous Thromboembolism 725
49 Peripheral Artery Disease 743
50 Carotid Disease 757
IX CLINICAL AND PREVENTATIVE CARDIOLOGY 777
51 Hallmarks of Primary and Secondary Hypertension 777
52 The Dyslipidemias 798
53 Preoperative Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery 819
54 Pregnancy and Heart Disease 829
55 Women and Heart Disease 845
56 Pericardial Diseases 857
57 Effects of Systemic Diseases on the Heart and Cardiovascular System 870
58 Cardiac Neoplasms 882
X PHARMACOLOGY 891
59 Cardiovascular Drug Interactions 891
XI MISCELLANEOUS 901
60 Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure 901
61 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 910
62 Percutaneous Mitral Interventions 922
63 Genetics and Heart Disease 934
64 Summary of Important Guidelines 943
65 Sports Cardiology 948
66 Cardio-oncology 959
Appendix (Common Formulae) 967
Index 971

Providing a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of every area of contemporary cardiovascular medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Review is an excellent tool for learning and reviewing key concepts in major areas of cardiology. The ThirdEdition contains fully revised content, review questions used on the board exam. A new, easy-to-follow chapter template facilitates quick review and retention of the material.

• Emphasizes board-relevant clinical material and accurate, real-world clinical decision making.
• Covers every major topic you’ll encounter on certification and recertification exams, including congenital heart disease, electrophysiology, valvular heart disease, vascular disease, and pharmacology, and more.
• Presents review questions with each chapter for thorough exam preparation and self-assessment.
• Uses a new, consistent format for most chapters: introduction, clinical presentation, diagnosis, algorithm, treatment, suggested readings, and questions/answers.
• Written by distinguished clinicians from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and based on the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's popular annual Intensive Review of Cardiology course.

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