Tresch and Aronow's Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly: Sixth Edition

Description:

With an exponential growth in the number of older adults, understanding the common disorders of the elderly patient requiring cardiac care is becoming increasingly important.

Incorporating recent advances in the field, Tresch and Aronow's Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly 6th Edition has been completely revised and updated to provide cardiologists, primary care physicians, geriatricians and other clinicians caring for the elderly a comprehensive and accessible overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular disorders in older patients.

Table of Contents:

1 Cardiovascular changes with aging

2 Morphologic features and pathology of the elderly heart

3 General principles on caring for older adults

4 Cardiovascular drug therapy in the elderly

5 Systemic hypertension in the elderly

6 Disorders of lipid metabolism

7 Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in the elderly

8 Epidemiology and prevention of coronary heart disease in older adults

9 Diagnosis of coronary heart disease in the elderly

10 Angina pectoris in the elderly

11 Therapy of acute myocardial infarction

12 Management of the older patient after myocardial infarction

13 Surgical management of coronary artery disease

14 Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly

15 Exercise training and comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation in older cardiac patients

16 Aortic valve disease in the elderly

17 Mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, and mitral annular calcification in the elderly

18 Infective endocarditis in older adults

19 Cardiomyopathies in the elderly

20 Thyroid heart disease in the elderly

21 Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in older adults

22 Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in older adults

23 Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in the elderly

24 Ventricular arrhythmias in the elderly

25 Bradyarrhythmias and cardiac pacemakers in the elderly

26 Cerebrovascular disease in the elderly patient

27 Evaluation and management of syncope and related disorders in the elderly

28 Pericardial disease in the elderly

29 Venous thromboembolic disease in older adults

30 Management of peripheral arterial disease in the elderly

31 Perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and treatment of elderly patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

32 Ethical decisions and end-of-life care in older patients with cardiovascular disease

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