Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Introduction: Older People and Cardiovascular Illness

   • Mark Pecker, John H. Laragh

   Pages 1-8

3. Pathophysiology of the Aging Heart and Circulation

   • Jerome L. Fleg, Gary Gerstenblith, Edward G. Lakatta

   Pages 9-35

4. Clinical Findings in the Elderly Heart Patient

   • Jules Constant

   Pages 37-48

5. Diagnostic Tests for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly

   • Carl J. Lavie, Franz H. Messerli

   Pages 49-59

6. Heart Failure in the Elderly

   • Barry M. Massie, Christopher L. Wolfe, Barry L. Kramer

   Pages 61-83

7. Essential Hypertension in the Elderly

   • Franz H. Messerli

   Pages 85-107

8. Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction in the Elderly

   • David J. Elizardi, Eric L. Michelson, Leonard S. Dreifus

   Pages 109-128

9. Postural Hypotension and Syncope in the Elderly

   • Michael G. Ziegler, Richard R. Barager

   Pages 129-146

10. Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly

    • David C. Booth, Anthony N. Demaria

    Pages 147-171

11. Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly

    • Adam Schneeweiss

    Pages 173-185

12. Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly

    • Noble O. Fowler

    Pages 187-196

13. Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium

    • Celia M. Oakley

    Pages 197-224

14. Diseases of the Aorta and Arterial Tree in the Elderly

    • Donald J. Breslin, Nicholas P. Tsapatsaris

    Pages 225-261

15. Cardiac Manifestations of Noncardiac Disease in the Elderly

    • David W. Snyder

    Pages 263-280

16. Risk Modification in the Elderly

    • James A. Schoenberger

    Pages 281-289

17. Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients

    • Nanette K. Wenger

    Pages 291-307

18. Psychological Adaptation to Acute and Chronic Heart Disease

    • W. Doyle Gentry

    Pages 309-316

19. Medical Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

    • Lionel H. Opie, T. A. Mabin

    Pages 317-337

20. Surgery in the Aged

    • John L. Ochsner, James R. Douglas Jr.

    Pages 339-358

By the time a man gets well into his seventies, his continued existence is a mere miracle. -Robert Louis Stevenson It hardly seems possible that a second edition is needed after the first has been in print for only three years. However, when I reflect on what has happened in geriatric cardiology during that short period, it becomes obvious why. First, cardiologists all over the globe have begun to realize that geriatric cardiology has evolved into a science and a clinical discipline of its own. Although some of us may consider such subspecialization unfortunate, it has become clear that a variety of cardiac disorders present with different symptoms and signs, require a different diagnostic and therapeutic approach, and have a different prognostic outlook in the elderly when compared to middle-aged patients. Since the aging segment of the population has increased dramatically over the past few decades, and continues to do so, specific age-related disorders are more frequently encountered by the practicing physician, be it by the general practitioner, by the internist, or by a cardiologist. Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly provides an up-to-date guide to help the physician deal with these problems, leading the way in what turns out to be an increasingly complex area. Second, I have been heartened by the warm reception of the first edition and by the excellent reviews that it got in the most prestigious medical journals.

• cardiology
• cardiovascular
• heart disease
• vascular disease

` Virtually every primary care physicians's library would be enhanced by the wealth of information presented in this book. '
W.M. Kirkendall in The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.320 No.7, Feb. 1989.

• Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, USA

  Franz H. Messerli

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