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Preface |
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1 How to Pass the Cardiovascular Disease Board Examination |
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2 Cardiac Physical Examination |
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4 Cardiovascular Physiology: Flow-Volume Loops |
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5 Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology |
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56 | (7) |
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7 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
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II CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING AND STRESS TESTING |
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8 Chest Radiography for the Cardiovascular Medicine Boards |
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9 Doppler Echocardiography |
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10 Electrocardiographic Stress Testing |
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11 Stress Echocardiography |
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12 Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: A Primer |
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III CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHY |
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14 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure |
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15 Medical Treatment of Heart Failure |
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17 Devices for Heart Failure |
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18 Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy |
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212 | (13) |
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19 Pulmonary Hypertension |
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225 | (14) |
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20 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction |
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239 | (11) |
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21 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
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250 | (15) |
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IV CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE |
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22 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult |
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23 Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease |
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V CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY |
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24 Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography |
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25 Electrophysiologic Testing, Including His Bundle and Other Intracardiac Electrograms |
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26 Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Tachycardia |
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27 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter |
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28 Supraventricular Tachycardias |
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417 | (13) |
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29 Wide Complex Tachycardia: Ventricular Tachycardia versus Supraventricular Tachycardia |
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430 | (15) |
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30 Pacemakers and Defibrillators |
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445 | (16) |
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461 | (12) |
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VI VALVULAR HEART DISEASE |
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473 | (60) |
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32 Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Disease |
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473 | (15) |
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33 Mitral Valve and Tricuspid Valve Disease |
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488 | (21) |
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34 Infective Endocarditis |
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509 | (13) |
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35 Prosthetic Valve Disease |
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522 | (11) |
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VII CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION |
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36 Evaluation of Chest Discomfort |
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533 | (10) |
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37 Coronary Artery Disease: Epidemiology |
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543 | (11) |
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38 Stable Angina: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, Medical Therapy, and Revascularization Strategies |
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554 | (22) |
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39 Unstable Coronary Syndrome |
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576 | (19) |
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40 Acute Myocardial Infarction |
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595 | (19) |
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41 Complications of Myocardial Infarction |
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614 | (17) |
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42 Risk Stratification and Post-Myocardial Infarction Therapy |
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631 | (15) |
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43 Radiation Safety in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory |
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646 | (12) |
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44 Hemodynamic Measurements |
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658 | (17) |
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45 Catheterization Laboratory Imaging and Functional Assessment |
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675 | (14) |
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46 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
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689 | (22) |
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VIII AORTA/PERIPHERAL VASCULAR HEART DISEASE |
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711 | (66) |
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48 Venous Thromboembolism |
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725 | (18) |
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49 Peripheral Artery Disease |
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IX CLINICAL AND PREVENTATIVE CARDIOLOGY |
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51 Hallmarks of Primary and Secondary Hypertension |
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798 | (21) |
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53 Preoperative Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery |
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54 Pregnancy and Heart Disease |
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55 Women and Heart Disease |
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857 | (13) |
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57 Effects of Systemic Diseases on the Heart and Cardiovascular System |
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882 | (9) |
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891 | (10) |
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59 Cardiovascular Drug Interactions |
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891 | (10) |
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60 Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure |
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61 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement |
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910 | (12) |
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62 Percutaneous Mitral Interventions |
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922 | (12) |
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63 Genetics and Heart Disease |
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64 Summary of Important Guidelines |
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Appendix (Common Formulae) |
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Index |
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