Contents:

Mimicking Ischemic Heart Disease

Heart Failure and Resynchronization Therapy

Cardiomyopathy

Valvular Heart Disease

Rhythm Disorders Tachyarrhytmias

Rhythm Disorders Bradyarrhytmias

Channelopathies

Miscellanea

This book presents and describes a series of informative clinical cases with the aim of providing the reader with a clear understanding of the most frequent and challenging scenarios that a cardiologist may face during daily clinical practice. All major topics in modern clinical cardiology are addressed, including acute ischemic heart disease, conditions that mimic ischemic heart disease, heart failure and resynchronization therapy, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias and channelopathies. Guidance is provided on imaging techniques and their interpretation, patient management taking into account potential comorbidities and follow-up appropriate to the clinical circumstances. The paradigmatic clinical cases in this book will serve as a sound basis for learning for medical students, residents and others wishing to meet successfully the challenges posed by cardiac disease. In addition, the book will be a very useful reference for the more experienced cardiologist. Common terms and phrases: abnormalities amyloidosis antiarrhythmic anticoagulant aortic stenosis aortic valve apical ARVC associated asymptomatic atrial fibrillation atrial flutter atrioventricular beta-blockers blockers blood pressure Brugada syndrome Ca2+ cardiogenic shock Cardiology cardiomyopathy cardioversion cause chest pain chronic clinical Coll Cardiol conduction coronary artery CPVT diagnosis diastolic dilated diuretic dose drugs dysfunction dyspnea echocardiography edema ejection fraction episode evaluation function guidelines heart disease heart failure heart rate Heart Rhythm hemodynamic hypertension hypertrophic hypotension implantation increased ischemia ischemic leads left atrium left ventricle left ventricular level of evidence LQTS LVEF mg/dl mild mitral regurgitation mmHg mutations myocardial infarction node normal pacing patients pattern pericardial present pulmonary QRS complex QT interval reduced renal repolarization right ventricle right ventricular severe sinus rhythm ST-segment elevation STEMI sudden cardiac death symptoms syncope systolic therapy tion treatment tricular troponin typical valvular ventricular arrhythmias ventricular tachycardia wave