Cardiology Secrets

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Cardiology Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style - making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Table of Contents

 Top 100 Secrets
1 Diagnostic Examinations and Procedures
2 Cardiac Murmurs and Sounds
3 Electrocardiography (ECGs)
4 Chest X-ray
5 Exercise Stress Testing
6 Ambulatory ECG monitors
7 Echocardiography
8 Nuclear Cardiology
9 Cardiac PET
10 Cardiac MRI
11 Cardiac Computed Tomography
12 Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring
13 Cardiac Catheterization: Coronary Angiography, Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology
14 Chest Pain and Angina
15 Chronic Stable Angina
16 Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)
17 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
18 Cardiogenic Shock
19 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
20 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
21 Myocarditis
22 LV dysfunction and Dilated Cardiomyopathy:  Etiologies and Evaluation
23 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
24 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
25 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
26 Heart Failure:  Acute (In-hospital) Management
27 Heart Failure:  Long Term Management
28 Heart Transplantation
29 Aortic Stenosis
30 Aortic Regurgitation
31 Mitral Regurgitation
32 Mitral Stenosis
33 TAVR
34 Endocarditis and Endocarditis Prophylaxis
35 Atrial Fibrillation
36 Supraventricular Tachycardia
37 Ventricular Arrhythmias
38 Cardiac Pacing for Bradycardia, Conduction Abnormalities, and Heart Failure
39 Implanatable Cardiac Defibrillators
40 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
41 Hypertension
42 Hyperlipidemia
43 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
44 Smoking Cessation
45 Physical Activity, Exercise and the Heart
46 Cardiac Manifestations of HIV
47 Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatologic Disorders
48 Cardio-Oncology
49 Cocaine and the Heart
50 Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19
51 Heart Disease in the Elderly
52 Heart Disease in Pregnancy
53 Heart Disease in Women
54 Sleep Apnea and the Heart
55 Peripheral Arterial Disease
56 Aortic Aneurysms
57 Aortic Dissection
58 Carotid Artery Disease
59 Ischemic Stroke
60 Hemorrhagic Stroke and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
61 Deep Vein Thrombosis
62 Pulmonary Embolism
63 Hypercoagulable States
64 Adult Congenital Heart Disease
65 Cardiac Tumors
66 Hypertensive Crisis
67 Oral Anticoagulation Therapy
68 Pericardits, Pericardial Constriction, and Pericardial Tamponade
69 Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation
70 Pulmonary Hypertension
71 Syncope
72 Traumatic Heart Disease