Copyright Year 2023

Edition Number  6

ISBN Number 9780323826754

Approx. 510 illustrations

Page Count 656

Print + eBook

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.

Key Features

• The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time  – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.

• Fully revised and updated, including new information on peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease, direct oral anticoagulant agents, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

• New chapter on COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System.

• Several hundred illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams clearly depict key topics.

• Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.

• Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content.

• Written by global experts and thought leaders in cardiovascular disease.
• Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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

Author Information

By Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, Professor Medicine-Cardiology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, US