Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting

  • Book
  • © 2011

Overview

Editors:
  1. Peter P. Toth

    1. Sterling Rock Falls Clinic, Sterling, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Christopher P. Cannon

    1. Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Provide comprehensive coverage of cardiovascular disease
  • Ultimate goal is towards improving the quality of care
  • All contributors are nationally and internationally acknowledged experts in their respective fields
  • Algorithms, case studies, and recommendations on evidence-based presented in every chapter
  • Designed to help the busy practitioner perform assessments, initiate and guide efficacious therapy, and know when referral to a cardiologist is advisable
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology (CONCARD)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Characterization of Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Factors

      • Kevin C. Maki, Martyn R. Rubin
      Pages 3-24

    3. Arterial Hypertension

      • Daniel A. Duprez
      Pages 25-58

    4. Management of Dyslipidemia

      • Peter P. Toth
      Pages 59-89

    5. Obesity and Therapeutic Approaches to Weight Loss

      • Robert F. Kushner
      Pages 91-106

    6. Inflammatory Markers and Novel Risk Factors

      • Stephen J. Nicholls
      Pages 107-123

    7. Deciphering Cardiovascular Genomics and How They Apply to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

      • Kiran Musunuru
      Pages 125-136

    8. The Metabolic Syndrome: 2009

      • Charles Reasner
      Pages 137-163

    9. Chronic Kidney Disease in the Primary Care Setting: Importance for Estimating Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Use of Appropriate Therapies

      • Matthew R. Weir, Miguel Portocarrero
      Pages 165-183

  3. Coronary Artery Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Evaluation of Chest Pain and Myocardial Ischemia

      • Joshua M. Kosowsky, Calvin Huang
      Pages 187-193

    3. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

      • Ali Mahajerin, Eli V. Gelfand
      Pages 195-225

    4. ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

      • Eric R. Bates, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
      Pages 227-241

    5. Coronary Artery Stenting

      • Eric A. Heller, George D. Dangas
      Pages 243-261

    6. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

      • Ramanan Umakanthan, Nataliya V. Solenkova, Marzia Leacche, John G. Byrne, Rashid M. Ahmad
      Pages 263-279

    7. Cardiac Rehabilitation

      • William E. Kraus
      Pages 281-294

  4. Peripheral Forms of Venous and Arterial Disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-295
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Carotid Artery Disease

      • Andreas Kastrup
      Pages 297-309

    3. Peripheral Arterial Disease

      • Jay Giri, Emile R. Mohler III
      Pages 311-323
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting provides an authoritative, detailed discussion of cardiovascular disease balanced with practical utility. Disease states are explained with emphasis on risk factors, risk estimation, and established cardiac disease. The book also delves into the co-morbid conditions which surround cardiovascular disease, including peripheral vascular disease, chronic kidney disease, depression, and erectile dysfunction, with the goal of improving quality of life for affected individuals. An abundance of algorithms, case studies, and recommendations on evidence-based best practices facilitate rapid learning. A key resource for the busy practitioner, this book is designed to give the reader the skills to confidently perform assessments, initiate and maintain efficacious therapy, and know when a referral to a cardiologist is advisable.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“Dr. Toth from Sterling Illinois has done quite well for the primary care physician with aid from of Dr. Cannon from Harvard. … Awareness of national guidelines, evidence based medicine, incorporation of the results of clinical trials and scientific clinical investigation become indispensable not only for the good of patients but also for malpractice protection of the physician. … This book will not only guide the primary care physician appropriately but also help to bring all of optimal cardiovascular care providers into cooperative working arrangements.” (William H. Wehrmacher and Harry Messmore, Comprehensive Therapy, November, 2010)

“This is an extraordinarily useful distillation of cardiology medicine for those who are not interested in or have time for a comprehensive textbook with all the fundamental scientific background. It is a practical, everyday, in-practice book. … As the title states, this is targeted at primary care clinicians, which it does very well. … an absolute gem for primary care clinicians, as it gives practical guidance without overstating the vast literature being published monthly. … a highly worthwhile publication for every primary care clinician’s library.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Review Service, April, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sterling Rock Falls Clinic, Sterling, USA

    Peter P. Toth

  • Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Christopher P. Cannon

About the editors

Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FAHA, FACC Dr. Toth is the Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Sterling Rock Falls Clinic in Sterling, IL. He is has authored and coauthored over 100 scholarly articles and chapters. He is also a visiting Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Medicine. Christopher P. Cannon, MD, FACC Dr. Cannon is a Senior Investigator for the TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A prominent figure in the field with an outstanding body of book and journal article publications, he is also the Series Editor for the book series Contemporary Cardiology published by Humana Press.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Setting

  • Editors: Peter P. Toth, Christopher P. Cannon

  • Series Title: Contemporary Cardiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-963-5

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-982-6Published: 03 March 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-963-5Published: 28 July 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8969

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8977

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 603

  • Topics: Internal Medicine, Cardiology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Nursing

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation