Chronic Coronary Artery Disease: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease

Featuring expert guidance from Drs. James de Lemos and Torbjørn Omland, as well as other globally known leaders in cardiology, Chronic Coronary Artery Disease covers every aspect of managing and treating patients suffering from chronic coronary syndromes. This brand-new companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease was designed as a stand-alone reference for physicians treating patients who present with complex, unique challenges, offering the latest information on the use of imaging modalities in diagnosis and treatment, advances in interventional and surgical approaches to revascularization, new medications to improve symptoms and outcomes in chronic CAD, and much more.

Relevant updates to the text are sourced regularly from the parent reference, Braunwald’s Heart Disease and delivered on Expert Consult at no additional cost. These updates cover late-breaking clinical trials, reviews of important new articles, and the latest guidance on clinical practice, all selected and masterfully edited by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.

• Covers every aspect of evaluation and treatment of patients who suffer from chronic coronary syndromes.
• Provides both evidenced based recommendations from the most recent guidelines from the major cardiology societies: AHA, ACC, and ESC, as well as practical management tips from leading experts with extensive clinical experience.
• Highlights new developments
• concerning epidemiology and prevention, pathophysiology, and clinical findings, as well as laboratory testing, invasive and non-invasive testing, risk stratification, clinical decision-making, and prognosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes.
• Features information on today’s hot topics
• , including the use of novel imaging modalities in diagnosis and treatment and emerging therapies to improve outcomes in chronic CAD.
• Relevant updates sourced from the parent Braunwald’s Heart Disease text are available on Expert Consult.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1 Epidemiology Of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 2 The Global Perspective Of Ischemic Heart Disease
Chapter Ii. Pathogenesis
Chapter 3 Genetics Of Coronary Atherosclerosis
Chapter 4 Basic Mechanisms Of Atherosclerosis
Chapter 5 Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
Chapter 6 Precipitants Of Myocardial Ischemia

Part III. Clinical Evaluation
Chapter 7 History And Physical Examination
Chapter 8 Lipid Measurements
Chapter 9 Standard And Novel Biomarkers
Chapter 10 Ecg And Standard Exercise Stress Testing
Chapter 11 Echocardiography
Chapter 12 Nuclear Imaging And Pet
Chapter 13 Ct And Mri
Chapter 14 Invasive Testing
Chapter 15 Putting It All Together: Which Test For Which Patient?

Part IV. Management
Chapter 16 Goals Of Therapy
Chapter 17 Global Risk Assessment
Chapter 18 Lifestyle Interventions
Chapter 19 Obesity And The Obesity Paradox
Chapter 20 The Medical Treatment Of Stable Angina
Chapter 21 Antiplatelet And Anticoagulant Drugs
Chapter 22 Prevention Of Sudden Cardiac Death
Chapter 23 Revascularization Approaches
Chapter 24 Managing Chronic Coronary Artery Disease In Patients With Diabetes
Chapter 25 Angina In Patients With Evidence Of Myocardial Ischemia And No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
Chapter 26 Depression, Anxiety, And Stress
Chapter 27 Refractory Angina

Part V. Prevention
Chapter 28 Primary Prevention Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 29 Screening For Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease In Asymptomatic Individuals
Chapter 30 Secondary Prevention Of Coronary Artery Disease