Cardiologia

Today’s echocardiography continues to be a widely available, minimal-risk procedure with the potential to yield a vast amount of detailed, precise anatomic and physiologic information. Dr. Catherine Otto’s Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, 7th Edition, clearly outlines how to master the core principles of echocardiographic imaging in order to make an initial diagnosis and integrate this data in clinical decision making for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Ideal for cardiology fellows, medicine residents, and cardiac sonography students, this bestselling text teaches all the essential elements of ultrasound physics, tomographic and 3D anatomy, image acquisition, advanced imaging modalities, and application in specific disease categories-all with a practical, problem-based approach. Concentrates on the foundational concepts you need to know to perform and interpret echocardiographic studies and to pass your board exams Incorporates new clinical knowledge, new guidelines, and recent innovations in echocardiographic imaging, including advances in handheld devices, specialized echo applications, and technical aspects of image collection Covers all advanced echo techniques, including contrast echo, 3D echo, and myocardial mechanics, as well as intraoperative and intra-procedural transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) Provides an updated understanding of the clinical applications of specific echocardiographic findings, and discusses what alternative diagnostic approaches to initiate when echocardiography does not provide a definitive answer Offers a thorough, must-know explanation of the physics behind echocardiography and its applications in the clinical setting; Echo Math boxes in each chapter for quick review and greater comprehension; updated evidence tables validating echo parameters; and an Echo Exam summary at the end of each chapter Matches full-color anatomic drawings of heart structures with the 2D and 3D echocardiographic views, and includes dozens of new illustrations throughout the text Pairs state-of-the-art echo images with more than 360 videos that illustrate the full range of cardiac disease diagnosed with this powerful imaging approach An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

An easily accessible, ready reference for the entire cardiac team, Grossman & Baim’s Handbook of Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention is an essential resource in today’s cardiac catheterization lab. This practical handbook, edited by Dr. Mauro Moscucci with contributions from associate editor, Marc D. Feldman, follows the bestselling text, Grossman & Baim's Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention, providing fast, convenient access to authoritative information in a portable handbook format.  Covers all aspects of cardiac catheterization and intervention in an easy-to-manage, convenient handbook format  Provides essential, quick-reference information for the entire cardiac team, including cardiovascular technologists, nurses, physicians, and fellows in training  Includes sections on general principles (including radiation safety, complications, adjunctive pharmacotherapy, legal considerations, and issues specifically related to cardiovascular technologists and nursing care); basic techniques, hemodynamic principles, and angiographic techniques; the evaluation of cardiac function; special catheter techniques; coronary, peripheral, pediatric and structural heart disease interventions    Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience  Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.  Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. 

This is the seventh edition of a long-selling book (first edition 1991) that was translated into Italian, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, English. In the last ten years, stress echocardiography has exploded in its breadth and variety of applications.  From a one-fits-all approach (wall motion by 2D-echo in the patient with known or suspected coronary artery disease), the field has progressed to an omnivorous, next-generation laboratory employing a variety of technologies (from M-Mode to 2D, from pulsed, continuous, color and tissue Doppler to lung ultrasound) on patients covering the entire spectrum of severity (from elite athletes to patients with end-stage heart failure) and ages (from children with congenital heart disease to the elderly with aortic stenosis). This new edition is enriched with over 300 figures, 150 tables and   video-clips.  In a societal and economic climate of increasing pressure for appropriate, justified and optimized imaging, stress echocardiography offers the great advantages of being radiation-free, relatively low cost, with minimal environmental impact, and with a staggering versatility: we can get more (information) with less (cost and risk). The volume will be a tremendous aid to current best practices for all health operators who intend to use stress echocardiography and ultrasound for diagnosis and guidance of optimal management  in their patients.

This textbook is designed to serve as a basic resource for clinicians treating “aortic” patients. The aim is to guarantee knowledge of the fundamental theoretical principles and to provide indications on the practical conventional management, or increasingly innovative therapy relating to aortic pathology. Over the years, all physicians have tried to develop treatment strategies which are as non-invasive as possible. No field exemplifies the spectacular progress towards this goal better than the realm of vascular and endovascular aortic therapies. Only by close collaboration between the various specialists, considering the clinical and anatomical aspects, the risk factors and the natural history of the aortic pathology, can the patient be offered the most appropriate therapeutic strategy. The Authors provide with this book quick references with a highly practical and useful approach for students and physicians who wish to gain greater insight into this particular field and to learn how to identify the different presentations of the disease, choose the most appropriate therapeutic strategies, and apply these, swiftly and with ease. We think that the “beauty” of this book lies, as in jazz, in the ensemble of specialists who work daily with aortic pathology, each in their niche, who have offered their experience without equal, and who have found their turnaround in the patient’s health.

The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care Clear, practical guidance in mastering ECG interpretation in the critically ill patient The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care contains clear, practical guidance on mastering both single-lead and 12 lead ECGs, covering the full range of complexities and including a section on differential diagnosis of more common ECGs, with over 200 tracings from which to learn and self-test. The editors place an emphasis on readability and accessibility, with clearly written chapters and excellent illustrations that serve as a primary source of information for students, trainees, and practicing emergency physicians in all areas. In The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care, readers can expect to find detailed information on topics such as: Clinical applications, impact, and interpretation of the electrocardiogram, plus variants of the normal, lead misplacement, and electrocardiographic artifact encountered in clinical practice Cardiac rhythms and cardiac dysrhythmias, covering cardiac rhythms with normal rates, narrow QRS complex tachycardia, wide QRS complex tachycardia, and bradycardia Anatomic and physiologic considerations of ischemic heart disease, historical development of the prehospital electrocardiogram, and electrocardiographic findings in acute coronary syndrome Special populations, high-risk presentation scenarios, and advanced electrocardiographic techniques, covering electrocardiograms in pediatric and poisoned patients The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care is ideally suited to medical students, residents, and physicians in training, but is also a useful reference for established physicians as a review and reference text, along with all other health professionals working in this field.

Questa seconda edizione propone un accurato aggiornamento e ampliamento di tutti i capitoli che compongono il manuale

Cardiovascular imaging has faced a momentous development in the last few decades thanks to refinements in imaging technologies, multimodality integration, and focus on different clinical applications ranging from prevention to diagnosis, prognosis, decision making, and follow-up. These developments equally apply to standard non-invasive imaging modalities, including echocardiography, duplex ultrasound, cardiac magnetic resonance, computed tomography, and nuclear cardiology. Most recently, breakthroughs in data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence have been applied to pre and post-processing of imaging data. This synergy between refined cardiovascular imaging methods and novel computing approaches holds the promise of enhanced diagnostic and prognostic accuracy, as well as improved clinical decision making with an ever increasing focus on individualized cardiovascular care.

Per la maggior parte dei cardiologi l'elettrocardiogramma rappresenta ancora oggi il mezzo di approccio al paziente immediatam

FOGOROS’ ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TESTING Authoritative guide to applying, performing, and interpreting electrophysiologic testing in the evaluation and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias For more than thirty years, Fogoros’ Electrophysiologic Testing has been a trusted introduction to the field of electrophysiology for anyone needing to quickly acquaint themselves with basic concepts and procedures of EP testing, especially medical students, residents, nurses, and technicians. This book also serves as a quick refresher for medical practitioners wanting to brush up on aspects of electrophysiology or fine-tune their mastery of the field. Overall, the text clarifies the role of electrophysiologic testing in the evaluation and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The authors provide clear summaries of complex topics, implementing a uniquely user-friendly style that makes information easy to digest and recall. They provide clear, step-by-step guidance on performing EP tests and interpreting their results, and review the latest developments in therapeutic electrophysiology. Topics covered in the 7th edition of Fogoros’ Electrophysiologic Testing include: Disorders of the heart rhythm, including the cardiac electrical system, abnormal heart rhythms, and treatment of arrhythmias The evaluation of bradycardia (the SA node, AV node, and His-Purkinje system), supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, and ventricular arrhythmias Transcatheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, PVCs, and ventricular tachycardia Pacing therapy for heart failure, advances in conduction system pacing, and the evaluation of syncope As with all previous editions, this updated and revised 7th edition of Fogoros’ Electrophysiologic Testing was written with the goal of demystifying electrophysiology and making it readily accessible to anyone with a professional need, including medical students, residents, nurses, and technicians.

Le patologie cardiovascolari sono la principale causa di invalidità e morte nel mondo occidentale e lo stanno diventando anche

Interventional cardiology achieved huge improvements in the past decades, and stent technology reached high standards in terms of acute and long-term performance. But these devices are not the panacea of coronary artery disease treatment. Any planned intervention in your patient should be justified by a real need-this is clear cut for any physician! But we want to stress that any prosthesis (foreign body) you would like to implant should be justified by a clear benefit on the very long term. When we propose it, try to predict how many device-related events are expected after 10 years, then ask yourself: is it worth it? In fact, several long-term studies have shown how after the first 18 months, any vascular prosthesis will yield a low but persisting yearly event rate. Keep this in mind. In the first part of the book we will go through an analysis of the pathophysiological milieu of coronary artery disease and an up-to-date analysis of the technological and technical improvements of all the revascularization options that we have for our patients. Then we will go through a deep analysis of all the imaging techniques we have to better visualize and understand what is there, in order to correctly plan what to do. In the following section we will me more practical: what to do if we have large calcifications and how to manage a correct lesion preparation, with all the tools that we can count on our shelves? We do not want to keep the things half way, so now we have to decide which should be the last treatment: a stent, a drug-coated ballon, a vascular scaffold, or a blended therapy?

A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential information needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular diseaseCurrent Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Sixth Edition, covers the latest developments in the field with detailed, consistently structured chapters with sharp clinical images that aid comprehension. Presented in the popular LANGE format, each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis. The detailed, uniform structure, and 200+ sharp clinical images, including ECGs, drawings, graphs, and charts aid reader comprehension. This sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect revised guidelines and treatments. NEW content: Cardiac Conduction Disorders and Pacing and Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease NEW chapters: Cardio-Oncology and Dilated Cardiomyopathy Major revision of Myocarditis chapter covers Covid-19 Essential for board review: Cardiovascular disease is largest part of ABIM internal medicine certification exam NEW devices: Cardiac Conduction Disorders and Pacing and Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease Medication news: Endocrinology and the Heart, Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Percutaneous repair and techniques: Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections, and more