About this book

This handbook serves as a pocket-sized resource to aid with the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in the outpatient setting. Containing up-to-date information on the most recent guidelines and clinical trials, this reference presents a broad overview of outpatient cardiovascular issues in a concise, clear text. Each chapter focuses on a specific cardiovascular disease state and outlines the key steps for diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in the outpatient setting. The goal of this handbook is to help outpatient providers prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of heart disease--including coronary disease, valve disease, irregular heart rhythms, and advanced heart failure.

The Handbook of Outpatient Cardiology is an essential resource for cardiology and internal medicine physicians, trainees, affiliate providers, and students.

Table of contents (31 chapters)

History and Physical Exam

    Front Matter
    Pages 1-1

    Chest Pain
        Katharine Rainer, Franck H. Azobou Tonleu, Mark K. Tuttle
    Pages 3-20
    Dyspnea
        Rachel Koch, Dimitri Cassimatis
    Pages 21-35
    Palpitations
        Christine Bethencourt, Allie Goins, Mikhael El Chami
    Pages 37-46
    Syncope
        Shu Yang, Peter Zimetbaum
    Pages 47-73
    The Cardiovascular Physical Exam
        Roshan D. Modi, Christopher S. Massad, B. Robinson Williams III
    Pages 75-88

Imaging and Noninvasive Testing

    Front Matter
    Pages 89-89

    ECG Interpretation
        Arielle M. Schwartz, Nanette K. Wenger
    Pages 91-103
    Stress Testing (Treadmill, Echocardiography, SPECT, PET, and Cardiac MR)
        Talal Khalid Al-Otaibi, Thomas H. Hauser
    Pages 105-120
    Coronary CTA and Calcium Scoring
        Bruno B. Lima, Parth Patel, Patrick Gleason
    Pages 121-137
    Basics of Echocardiography
        Merilyn Susan Varghese, Jordan B. Strom
    Pages 139-155

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management

    Front Matter
    Pages 157-157

    Hypertension
        Akanksha Agrawal, M. Carolina Gongora Nieto
    Pages 159-176
    Dyslipidemia
        Aneesha Thobani, Nanette K. Wenger
    Pages 177-191
    Hypoglycemic Therapies and Reducing CVD Risk
        Inbar Raber, Eli V. Gelfand
    Pages 193-210

Coronary Disease

    Front Matter
    Pages 211-211

    Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
        Daniel Katz, Michael C. Gavin
    Pages 213-234
    Post-myocardial Infarction Evaluation and Management
        Mariem A. Sawan, Michael McDaniel
    Pages 235-247

Heart Failure

    Front Matter
    Pages 249-249

    Heart Failure
        Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
            Prashant Rao, Marwa A. Sabe
        Pages 251-266
        Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
            Nicolas Isaza, Pablo A. Quintero
        Pages 267-287
    Valvular Heart Disease
        Front Matter
        Pages 289-289

        Aortic Valve Disease
            Nikoloz Shekiladze, Joe X. Xie
        Pages 291-309
        Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonic Valve Disease
            John C. Lisko, Vasilis C. Babaliaros
        Pages 311-323
        Prosthetic Valve Disease
            Ankit A. Bhargava, Allen Dollar
        Pages 325-340
    Vascular Disease
        Front Matter
        Pages 341-341

        Peripheral Artery Disease
            Dandan Chen, Bryan J. Wells
        Pages 343-354
        Aortic Aneurysms and Aortopathies
            Dustin Staloch, Joe X. Xie
        Pages 355-370
        Pulmonary Embolism and DVT
            Stephanie Wang, Christine Kempton
        Pages 371-384
    Arrhythmia
        Front Matter
        Pages 385-385

        Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the Outpatient Setting
            Vladimir Kaplinskiy, Eli V. Gelfand
        Pages 387-408
        Supraventricular Tachycardia
            Sindhu Prabakaran, Rachel Slappy, Faisal Merchant
        Pages 409-422
        Bradyarrhythmia
            Thomas E. Bigham, Michael S. Lloyd
        Pages 423-439
        Device Management
            Marvin Louis Roy Lu, Hakeem Ayinde
        Pages 441-452
    Pericardial Disease
        Front Matter
        Pages 453-453

        Pericardial Diseases: Acute Pericarditis, Pericardial Effusion, and Cardiac Tamponade
            Robert N. D’Angelo, Duane S. Pinto
        Pages 455-474
    Miscellaneous Topics
        Front Matter
        Pages 475-475

        Simple Adult Congenital Heart Disease
            Logan Eberly, Maan Jokhadar
        Pages 477-493
        Pregnancy and Heart Disease
            Mariana Garcia, An Young, Gina Lundberg
        Pages 495-517

Miscellaneous Topics

    Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
        Susan McIlvaine, Eli V. Gelfand
    Pages 519-533
    Cardio-Oncology
        Devinder S. Dhindsa, Anant Mandawat
    Pages 535-547

Back Matter
Pages 549-563

About the editors

Ankit A. Bhargava is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine. He practices general cardiology and has a particular interest in multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and management of various cardiovascular pathologies.

Bryan J. Wells is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Wells graduated from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and cardiology fellowship at Emory University. Dr. Wells is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, vascular medicine, vascular imaging (RPVI), echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. He is an active member and fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, and the Society for Vascular Medicine. He is the Director of Vascular Medicine for the Division of Cardiology at Emory, and is the medical director for the cardiology vascular laboratory of Emory University Hospital Midtown. He is the Chair of the Circulation and Vascular Council for the American Society for Echocardiography.

Pablo A. Quintero is an advanced heart failure cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He directs the Latinx Cardiovascular clinic and also serves as the Director of Underrepresented in Medicine Trainee Affairs for the department of medicine. His clinical interests are focused on health care equity, mechanical circulatory support and cardiac amyloidosis.