Cardiovascular Review 1984

Cardiovascular Review 1984 is an attempt to assimilate most of the clinically germane English-speaking cardiologic literature in as concise and timely a format as possible. Thus, this textual compendium of individual reports represents as current a summary of cardiologic thinking as the publishing process will allow. With the addition of another 1926 references, this work now consists of about 9000 statements on cardiovascular reports appearing in the English-speaking cardiovascular literature. The table of contents has been constructed to reflect the order in which the preponderance of cardiologic literature appears. Thus, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, and conduction defects have been assigned a high priority reflected by their location in the first few sections of this book. Thereafter, topics ranging from acromegaly to tumors of the heart have been addressed in alphabetical order.

Preface to 1984 VolumePreface to 1979 VolumePreface to 1980 VolumePreface to 1982 VolumePreface to 1983 VolumeIschemic Heart Disease I. Natural History Angina Myocardial Infarction Aneurysm The Changing Mortality of Coronary Heart Disease Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Regression II. Epidemiology and Risk Factors Age, Sex, and Genetics Alcohol Climate and Environment Coffee Contraceptives, Hormones, and Endogenous Endocrine Influences Diabetes Mellitus Educational Status Hemostatic Factors and Hematocrit Hypertension Hypertrophy Integument Lifestyle Lipids Obesity and Weight Occupation Physical Activity Psychosocial Risks Race Radiation Retirement Risk Scores and Intervention Trials Smoking Trace Metals and Minerals (including Water Hardness) Travel Uric Acid Vasectomy Vital Capacity III. Clinical Aspects of Ischemic Heart Disease Angina Arrhythmias and Conduction Defects Asymptomatic or Unrecognized Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction Bezold-Jarisch Reflex Diabetes Extension vs Expansion of Myocardial Infarction Fever Heart Size Hypertension and Hypertrophy Hyperventilation Hypoxemia Humoral Control Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Left Main Coronary (LMC) Disease and "Left Main Equivalent" (LME) Pericarditis Peripheral Vascular Disease Prehospital Course Premonitory Symptoms (Prodrome) of an Acute Coronary Event Prognosis and Survival Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Function Pulse Renal Disease Retinal Changes as an Indicator of Coronary Heart Disease Rupture Sex Shock Site of Infarction and Its Significance Sudden Death and Prehospital Cardiac Arrest Stroke Thromboembolism Valsalva Maneuver Ventricular Aneurysm and Thrombosis Coronary Heart Disease in the Young IV. Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology, and Pathology Alcohol Anomalies of Coronary Arteries Aortic Regurgitation Arteriovenous Fistula Atherogenesis Atrial Involvement Collaterals Complement Coxsackie Virus Drugs and Coronary Heart Disease Metabolism of Ischemia Myocardial Bridging Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand Nephrotic Syndome Pathologic Anatomy and Its Significance Physiology of Coronary Heart Disease (Hemodynamics) Radiation Thromboembolism, Platelets, Prostaglandins, and Vasospastic Mechanisms Ventricular and Atrial Function V. Diagnosis General Aspects of Clinical Predictors History Physical Examination Bayes' Theorem. Effect of Pretest Likelihood of Disease on the Utility of Diagnostic Tests The Electrocardiogram at Rest Ambulatory Monitoring (Dynamic Electrocardiogram; DCG) Transtelephonic Monitoring Exercise (Stress) Electrocardiography The Chemistry of Ischemia Scintigraphy (Radioisotopic Imaging) Echocardiography Fluoroscopy Systolic Time Intervals Sizing of Infarction Cardiac Catheterization (Hemodynamic, Cardiodynamic, and Coronary Ateriographic Studies) VI. Therapy Changing Patterns of Therapy Medical Management Special Therapeutic Considerations SurgeryValvular Heart Disease I. Etiology and Incidence II.