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Cardiovascular Diseases, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 51-1 - January 29, 2024
- Editor: Anthony J Viera
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 0 4 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 0 4 4 - 1
In this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editor Dr. Anthony Viera brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiovascular Diseases. Top experts i… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest editor Dr. Anthony Viera brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiovascular Diseases. Top experts in the field discuss treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the post-COVID environment, including articles on lifestyle interventions for prevention of CVD; hypertension guidelines and interventions; acute coronary syndrome; heart failure; and more.
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the burden of cardiovascular disease in the post-COVID era; novel therapies for hyperlipidemia; congenital heart disease; arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiovascular diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the Post-COVID Era
- Key points
- Background
- Summary and potential solutions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Lifestyle Intervention for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diet and nutrition
- Tobacco and alcohol use
- Physical activity
- The importance of sleep duration on cardiovascular disease risk
- Psychological well-being
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Novel Pharmacotherapies for Hyperlipidemia
- Key points
- Introduction
- Contributions of lipid subfractions to risk for cardiovascular disease
- Therapeutic options to reduce LDL-C
- Therapeutic options to reduce triglycerides
- Therapeutic options to optimize HDL-C
- Therapeutic options to reduce lipoprotein(a)
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Hypertension Guidelines and Interventions
- Key points
- Introduction
- Guidelines
- Guideline-informed approach to screening
- Guideline-informed approach to diagnosis
- Guideline-informed approach to treatment
- Population-based considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Key points
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Definitions and taxonomy
- Approach to chest pain
- Diagnostic testing
- Management
- Post-discharge management
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Thromboembolic Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis
- Initial management
- Pulmonary embolism
- Secondary prevention
- Primary venous thromboembolism prevention
- Special populations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Useful guidelines
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Myocarditis and Pericarditis
- Key points
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Vaccine-associated myocarditis and pericarditis
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Screening
- Presentation
- Cyanotic, left heart obstructive lesions
- Cyanotic, right heart obstructive lesions
- Cyanotic, mixing lesions
- Non-cyanotic, left-to-right congenital heart disease
- Noncyanotic, ductal-dependent congenital heart disease
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death
- Key points
- Introduction
- History/definitions
- Evaluation
- Treatment considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Endocarditis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Signs and symptoms
- Right-sided IE
- Evaluation
- Management
- Clinics care points
- An Update on Heart Failure: New Definitions and Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Treatment options and mechanism of action: the importance of guideline directed medical therapy
- Treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
- Treatment for heart failure mid-range ejection fraction
- Treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 51-1
- Published: January 29, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443130434
- eBook ISBN: 9780443130441