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Braunwald’s Heart Disease remains your indispensable source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of contemporary cardiology. Edited by Drs. Robert O. Bonow, Douglas L. Mann, Douglas P. Zipes, and Peter Libby, this dynamic, multimedia reference helps you apply the most recent knowledge in molecular biology and genetics, imaging, pharmacology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and much more. Weekly updates online, personally selected by Dr. Braunwald, continuously keep you current on the most important new developments affecting your practice. Enhanced premium online content includes new dynamic cardiac imaging videos, heart sound recordings, and podcasts. With sweeping updates throughout, and contributions from a "who’s who" of global cardiology, Braunwald’s is the cornerstone of effective practice.

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Table of Contents:
Part 1 Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Disease
1. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
2. Heart Disease in Varied Populations
3. Ethics in Cardiovascular Medicine
4. Clinical Decision Making and Cost Effectiveness
5. Measurement and Improvement of Quality of Cardiovascular Care
6. Critical Evaluation of Clinical Trials

Part 2 Genetics and Personalized Medicine
7. Overview of Personalized Cardiovascular Medicine
8. Principles of Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics
9. Drug Therapeutics and Personalized Medicine
10. Biomarkers, Proteomics and Metabolomics in Personalized medicine

Part 3 Evaluation of the Patient
11. The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach
12. Electrocardiography
Guidelines: Electrocardiography
13. Exercise Stress Testing
Guidelines: Exercise Stress Testing
14. Echocardiography
Guidelines- Appropriate Use Criteria: Echocardiography
15. The Chest Radiograph in Cardiovascular Disease
16. Nuclear Cardiology
Guidelines- Appropriate Use Criteria: Nuclear Cardiology
17. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Guidelines- Appropriate Use Criteria: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
18. Cardiac Computed Tomography
Guidelines- Appropriate Use Criteria: Cardiac Computed Tomography
19. Cardiac Catheterization
20. Coronary Angiography and Intracoronary Imaging
Guidelines: Coronary Arteriography

Part 4 Heart Failure
21. Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
22. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
23. Clinical Assessment and Heart Failure
24. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Heart Failure
25. Management of Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Guidelines: Management of Heart Failure
26. Devices for Monitoring and Managing Heart Failure
27. Heart Failure with Normal Ejection Fraction
28. Surgical Management of Heart Failure
29. Assisted Circulation in the Treatment of Heart Failure
30. Cardiovascular Regeneration and Gene Therapy
31. Care of Patients with End-Stage Heart Disease

Part 5 Arrhythmias, Sudden Death, and Syncope
32. Genetic Bases of Cardiac Arrhythmias
33. Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations
34. Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Guidelines: Ambulatory Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiological Testing
35. Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias
36. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Guidelines: Cardiac Pacemakers and Cardioverter-Defibrillators
37. Specific Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment
38. Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Features, Mechanisms, and Management Guidelines: Atrial Fibrillation
39. Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death
40. Hypotension and Syncope

Part 6 Preventive Cardiology
41. The Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis
42. Risk Factors and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
43. Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
44. Systemic Hypertension: Therapy
Guidelines: Treatment of Hypertension
45. Lipoprotein Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
46. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease
47. Exercise-Based, Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation
48. Integrative Approaches to Management of Patients with Heart Disease

Part 7 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
49. Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia
50. Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain
51. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Features
52. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Management
53. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Acute Coronary Syndrome
54. Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
55. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
56. Percutaneous Therapies for Structural Heart Disease in Adults
57. Diseases of the Aorta
58. Peripheral Arterial Diseases
59. Prevention and Management of Stroke
60. Endovascular Treatment of Noncoronary Obstructive Vascular Disease
61. Diabetes and the Cardiovascular System

Part 8 Diseases of the Heart, Pericardium, and Pulmonary Vasculature Bed
62. Congenital Heart Disease
63. Valvular Heart Disease
64. Cardiovascular Infections: Infective Endocarditis and Device Infections
65. The Dilated, Restrictive, and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies
66. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
67. Myocarditis
68. Chemical Cardiomyopathies
69. Cardiooncology: Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapeutics
70. Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
71. Pericardial Diseases
72. Traumatic Heart Disease
73. Pulmonary Embolism
74. Pulmonary Hypertension
75. Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease

Part 9 Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations
76. Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
77. Cardiovascular Disease in Women
78. Pregnancy and Heart Disease
79. Exercise and Sports Cardiology
80. Perioperative Management in Noncardiac and Cardiac Surgery

Part 10 Cardiovascular Disease and Disorders of Other Organs
81. Endocrine Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
82. Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease
83. Rheumatic Fever
84. Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System
85. Tumors Affecting the Cardiovascular System
86. Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
87. Neurologic Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
88. Interface Between Renal Disease and Cardiovascular Illness
89. Cardiovascular Manifestations of Autonomic Disorders