Kanu Chatterjee MBBS FRCP (London) FRCP (Edin) FCCP FACC MACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology The Carver College of Medicine University of lowa
lowa City, lowa, USA
Emeritus Professor of Medicine University of California,
San Francisco California, USA
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Manual of Cardiology
First Edition: 2014
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5Preface
Our knowledge of and ability to treat all kinds of cardiovascular diseases have expanded exponentially in the past few decades. Manual of Cardiology provides an up-to-date, practical, and concise text on the evaluation, diagnosis, management, and prevention of a wide spectrum of cardiovascular disease.
The advances in cardiovascular pharmacology have also been considerable. The advantages and disadvantages of diuretic therapy, vasodilators, neurohormone modulators, positive inotropic agents, antilipid, and antithrombotic and antiplatelet agents have been discussed. The clinical pharmacology of these agents in the management of various cardiovascular disorders has been emphasized. During the last two decades, we have witnessed enormous advances in the understanding of the genesis of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, in the techniques of electrophysiologic and the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment of arrhythmias, which have been discussed in detail. The new therapeutic modalities for the management of chronic coronary artery diseases have been discovered and devoted to discussion. The diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease and heart failure are discussed in detail as well as chemotherapy and radiation-induced cardiovascular disorders. I have also added modified guidelines for the management of angina, arrhythmias, heart failure, valvular heart diseases, and perioperative cardiac evaluations.
The Manual can serve as a quick reference or a stand-alone source with a focus on hands-on therapeutic guidance for the clinicians. With numerous tables, figures, and algorithms, this book provides the reader with easily accessible information in the most appropriate manner.
Kanu Chatterjee