This book presents and describes a series of informative clinical cases with the aim of providing the reader with a clear understanding of the most frequent and challenging scenarios that a cardiologist may face during daily clinical practice. All major topics in modern clinical cardiology are addressed, including acute ischemic heart disease, conditions that mimic ischemic heart disease, heart failure and resynchronization therapy, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias and channelopathies. Guidance is provided on imaging techniques and their interpretation, patient management taking into account potential comorbidities and follow-up appropriate to the clinical circumstances. The paradigmatic clinical cases in this book will serve as a sound basis for learning for medical students, residents and others wishing to meet successfully the challenges posed by cardiac disease. In addition, the book will be a very useful reference for the more experienced cardiologist.
Author(s): Alessandro Capucci (Editor)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 343
Tags: Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery; Angiology; Nephrology
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
ST Elevation Related to the Site of Coronary Occlusion....Pages 3-15
Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)....Pages 17-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Pericarditis....Pages 29-34
Intracranial Bleeding....Pages 35-39
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy....Pages 41-51
Early Repolarization Pattern....Pages 53-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Acute Heart Failure and Pulmonary Edema....Pages 65-78
Chronic Heart Failure....Pages 79-93
Cardiogenic Shock....Pages 95-107
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Possible Dysfunctions....Pages 109-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy....Pages 119-128
Cardiac Amyloidosis....Pages 129-139
Left Ventricular Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy....Pages 141-151
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy....Pages 153-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Aortic Stenosis....Pages 167-181
Mitral Regurgitation....Pages 183-192
Prosthetic Valve Dysfunctions....Pages 193-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Wide QRS Complex Tachycardias....Pages 201-211
Supraventricular Reentrant Tachycardias....Pages 213-226
Atrial Fibrillation and Related Disorders....Pages 227-239
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Atrial Flutter....Pages 241-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Sinoatrial Exit Block....Pages 255-264
Atrioventricular Blocks....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Brugada Syndrome....Pages 277-285
Long QT Syndrome....Pages 287-297
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: A Challenging Case of “Epilepsy”....Pages 299-308
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Sudden Cardiac Death....Pages 311-324
The Role of Home Monitoring....Pages 325-336
Drug-Related Adverse Events....Pages 337-348
Difficult Interpretation of ECG: Small Clues May Make the Difference. The Role of the P Wave....Pages 349-356
