Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Ablation
- Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR)
- Accessory Pathway
- Acebutolol
- Acetaminophen
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLS)
- Acupuncture
- Adaptive Equipment and Assist Devices
- Adenosine
- Adenosine Stress Test
- Adjunct Therapy
- Adrenergic Receptor
- Advance Directives
- Aerobic Capacity
- African Americans and Cardiovascular Disease
- Aging, Cardiovascular Changes as Result of
- AIDS and Heart Disease
- Alcohol Consumption and Heart Disease
- Allograft
- Alpha Agonist Medications
- Alpha Antagonist Medications
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Amiloride
- Amino Acids
- Amlodipine
- Anemia
- Aneurysm
- Anger and Heart Health
- Angina
- Angiogenesis
- Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor Medications
- Angiotensin II Receptor
- Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist Medications
- Antianxiety Medications
- Antiarrhythmia Medications
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Antibiotics and Statin Medications
- Anticoagulant Medications
- Antidepressant Medications
- Antihypertensive Medications
- Antioxidant
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS)
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aphasia
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Switch Procedure
- Arteriosclerosis
- Aspirin
- Atenolol
- Atherectomy
- Atheroma
- Atorvastatin
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular (AV) Canal Defect
- Atropine
- Auscultation
- Autoimmune Heart Disease
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Barnard, Christiaan
- Batista Heart Failure Procedure
- Benazepril
- Bepridil
- Beta Antagonist Medications
- Beta Carotene
- Betaxolol
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bidirectional Glenn Procedure
- Biofeedback
- Black Cohosh
- Blalock, Alfred
- Blalock-Taussig Procedure
- Blood
- Blood Gases
- Bloodless Surgery
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Tests to Detect Heart Attack
- Blood Transfusion
- Body Image
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body Shape and Heart Disease
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Stem
- Breathing Exercises
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bumetanide
- Bundle Branch Block
- Caffeine
- Calcium and Arterial Plaque
- Calcium Channel Antagonist Medications
- Calcium Cycle
- Cancer of the Heart
- Candesartan
- Captopril
- Carbon Dioxide
- Carbon Monoxide
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Capacity
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cycle
- Cardiac Enzymes
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
- Cardiac Output
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Cardiologist
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyoplasty
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Cardiovascular Event
- Cardiovascular System
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Bruit
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Carotid Hypersensitivity Syndrome
- Carotid Phonoangiography
- Carotid Stenosis
- Carvedilol
- Catecholamines
- Chain of Survival
- Chelation Therapy
- Chest Pain
- Chest Percussion
- Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
- Chlorothiazide
- Cholesterol, Blood
- Cholestyramine
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronotropic Incompetence
- Cilostazol
- Circulation
- Clark, Barney
- Claudication
- Clinical Research Studies
- Clonidine
- Clopidogrel
- Coagulation
- Coarctation of The Aorta
- Cocaine and Heart Attack
- Coenzyme Q-10
- Cognitive Function
- Cold/Flu Medication and Hypertension
- Colesevelam
- Colestipol
- Collateral Circulation
- Commotio Cordis
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
- Conduction System
- Constipation
- Contractility
- Cooley, Denton A., M.D.
- Coronary Arteries
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Coronary Primary Prevention Trial (CPPT)
- Coronary Risk Profile
- Corvisart, Jean-Nicholas
- CPR
- C-Reactive Protein
- Cyanosis
- Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
- Cyclosporine
- Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure
- Darvall, Denise
- Dash Diet
- Deaths from Heart Disease
- Debakey, Michael E.
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Defibrillation
- Denial
- Depression
- Devries, William C.
- Diabetes and Heart Disease
- Diastolic Dysfunction
- Digitalis
- Digitalis Toxicity
- Digitoxin
- Digoxin
- Digoxin Immune Fab
- Diltiazem
- Dipyridamole
- Dipyridamole Stress Test
- Disability Due to Heart Disease
- Disopyramide
- Diuretic Medications
- Dizziness
- Dobutamine Stress Test
- Doctor Visits
- Donor Heart
- Dopamine
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Down Syndrome, Heart Malformations Associated with
- Doxazosin
- Driving
- Drug Abuse and Heart Disease
- Drugs, Free or Low-Cost
- Dyspnea
- Early Menopause and Heart Disease Risk
- Eating Disorders and Heart Disease
- Ebstein's Anomaly
- Echocardiogram
- Ectopic Beat
- Edema
- Einthoven, Willem (1860–1927)
- Eisenmenger's Syndrome
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Electrolyte
- Electron Beam Computed Tomography (EBCT) Scan
- Embolism
- Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)
- Emotions and Heart Disease
- Enalapril
- Endarterectomy
- Endocarditis
- Endorphins and Enkephalins
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Enzyme
- Ephedra
- Epinephrine
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Erythropoietin (EPO)
- Estrogen
- Exercise
- Exercise Stress Test
- Family Health History
- Fatigue
- Felodipine
- Fenfluramine
- Fenofibrate
- Fibrillation
- Fibrinogen
- Fibroelastoma
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)
- “Fight-or-Flight” Response
- Fitness Level
- Flavonoids
- Fluoroscopy
- Fluvastatin
- Folic Acid
- Fontan Procedure
- Fosinopril
- Foxglove
- Framingham Heart Study
- Free Radicals
- Free-Standing Cardiac Catheterization Facility
- Functional Capacity
- Furosemide
- Galen (A.D. 129–199)
- Garlic and Garlic Oil
- Gemfibrozil
- Generic Drug
- Gene Therapy
- Genetically Engineered Cells
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Grapefruit and Grapefruit Juice
- Guanabenz
- Guanadrel
- Guanethidine
- Guanfacine
- Guided Imagery
- Hales, Stephen (1677–1761)
- Harvey, William (1578–1657)
- Heart
- Heart, Artificial
- Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS)
- Heart Attack
- Heartbeat
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease in Children
- Heart Failure
- Heart-Lung Bypass Machine
- Heart-Lung Transplant
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Rate
- Heart's Regenerative Ability
- Heart Transplant
- Heimlich Maneuver
- Helsinki Heart Study
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobin
- Hemorrhage
- Heparin
- Herbal Remedies
- Heredity and Heart Disease
- Hmg Coa Reductase Inhibitor Medications
- Holter Monitor
- Home Health Care
- Homeostasis
- Homocysteine
- Hormone
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Hospice
- Hydralazine
- Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hyperventilation
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Hypotension
- Hypothalamus
- Hypovolemia
- Hypoxia
- Immunosuppressive Medications
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR)
- Indapamide
- Inflammation and Heart Disease
- Informed Consent
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Counterpulsation
- Intraventricular Conduction Defect
- Investigational New Drug (IND)
- Investigational Treatments
- Irbesartan
- Iron
- Ischemia
- Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
- Isosorbide
- Isradipine
- Jarvik, Robert (1946-)
- Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
- Korotkoff Sounds
- Labetalol
- LaËNnec, RenÉ (1781–1826)
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)
- Lenegre-Lev Disease
- Lesion
- Life Expectancy
- Lifestyle and Heart Health
- Light-Headedness
- Lipid-Lowering Medications
- Lipids
- Lisinopril
- Living with Heart Disease
- Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)
- Losartan
- Lovastatin
- Lown-Ganong-Levine (LGL) Syndrome
- Lung Capacity
- Lyme Disease
- Lyon Diet Heart Study
- Magnesium
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Marijuana, Effects on the Heart
- Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Medication Management
- Medication Side Effects
- Medications to Treat Heart Disease
- Meditation
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Metabolism
- Methyldopa
- Metolazone
- Metoprolol
- Mexiletine
- Microinfarction
- Mindfulness
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minoxidil
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)
- Moexipril
- Multi-Unit Gated Acquisition (MUGA) Scan
- Mustard Procedure
- Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Myocardial Stunning and Hibernation
- Myocarditis
- Myxoma
- Nadolol
- Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI)
- Neurotransmitter
- Niacin
- Nicardipine
- Nicotine
- Nifedipine
- Nimodipine
- Nisoldipine
- Nitrate Medications
- Nitroglycerin
- Nitroprusside
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
- Norepinephrine
- Norwood Procedure
- Nurses' Health Study
- Nutritional Supplements
- Nutrition and Diet
- Obesity
- Occlusion
- Omega Fatty Acids
- Open-Heart Surgery
- Oral Contraceptives
- Ornish Program
- Orthopnea
- Oslo Study Diet and Antismoking Trial
- Oxidation
- Oxygenation
- Oxygen Therapy
- Pacemaker
- Pacemaker Syndrome
- Pace Mapping
- Palliation, Staged
- Palpitations
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- PDE5 Inhibitor Medications
- Pentoxifylline
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- Personality Types
- Physical Fitness
- Plaque, Arterial
- Polycythemia
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Remodeling
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Potassium
- Pravastatin
- Prazosin
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
- Procainamide
- Propafenone
- Propanolol
- Prostaglandins
- Pseudoephedrine
- Pulmonary Artery Banding
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Pulmonary Congestion/Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Pulmonary System
- Pulse
- Pulse Oximetry
- Quality of Life
- Quinapril
- Quinidine
- Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
- Radionuclide Scan
- Ramipril
- Rauwolfia
- Raynaud's Syndrome
- Reentry
- Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone (RAA) Hormonal System
- Respiratory Cycle
- Restenosis
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Right Ventricular Assist Device (RVAD)
- Romano-Ward Syndrome
- Ross Procedure
- Septal Defect
- Sexual Activity And Heart Disease
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Sibutramine
- Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram (SAECG)
- Simvastatin
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Scan
- Sinoatrial (SA) Node
- Sirolimus
- Sleep Disturbances
- Smoking and Heart Disease
- Sodium
- Sodium Channel Blocking Medications
- Sphygmomanometer
- Spironolactone
- Stenosis
- Stent
- Sternal Pain
- Stethoscope
- Stokes-Adams Disease
- Streptokinase
- Stress and Heart Disease
- Stress Reduction Techniques
- Stroke
- Stroke Volume
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
- Surgery to Treat Cardiovascular Disease
- Syncope
- Systolic Dysfunction
- Tachycardia-Bradycardia Syndrome
- Tai Chi
- Tamponade, Cardiac
- Taussig, Helen
- Telmisartan
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Thomas, Vivien
- Thrombocythemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombolytic Medications
- Thrombophilia
- Ticlopidine
- Tilt Table Test
- Timolol
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA)
- Tobacco Use
- Torsades de Pointes
- Torsemide
- Trandolapril
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMLR)
- Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
- Traveling with Heart Disease
- Triamterene
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Triglycerides, Blood
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Twiddler's Syndrome
- Ultrasound
- Urokinase
- Vagus Nerve
- Valsalva Maneuver
- Valsartan
- Valve Disease
- Valve Repair and Replacement
- Vasoconstriction
- Vasoconstrictor Medications
- Vasodilation
- Vasodilator Medications
- Venogram
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Verapamil
- Vital Signs
- Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
- Waist Circumference
- Waist-to-Hip Ratio
- Walking
- Warfarin
- Washkansky, Louis
- Weight Management
- Wenckebach Phenomenon
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome
- Women and Heart Disease
- Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
- Xanthoma
- Xenograft
- Yoga
- Appendixes
- Selected Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index