Cardiology in Family Practice A Practical Guide
The second edition ofCardiology In Family Practice: A Practical Guide offers a clear description of state-of-the-art approaches to cardiovascular illnesses specifically tailored for family physicians and primary care practitioners. Comprehensively u
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Series Editor Neil S. Skolnik Temple University, School of Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, USA
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Cardiology in Family Practice A Practical Guide
Steven Hollenberg Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ, USA [email protected]
Stephen Heitner Robert Wood Johnson Medical School University of Medicine and Dentistry of Section of Cardiology Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ, USA
ISBN 978-1-61779-384-4 e-ISBN 978-1-61779-385-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-385-1 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011936745 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Humana Press, c/o Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Humana Press is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Cardiovascular disease is an enormous problem in industrialized nations. Despite a declining incidence, an estimated 70 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease, which takes more than 830,000 lives and prompts 6,200,000 hospital admissions each year. Given the aging of the population and the challenges in risk factor management, these numbers are more likely to increase than decrease. In fact, better management of acute phases has led to an increased number of patients with chronic manifestations of cardiovascular disease. The response has been a prodigious effort on all fronts. Classic cardiovascular research encompasses physiology and pharmacology, but has now grown to include genetics, genomics, epidemiology, molecular biology, developmental biology, and biophysics, bioengineering, and information technology, all of which are taking advantage of an impressive and ever-increasing set of sophisticated investigational tools. Old paradigms are under constant assault from a barrage of new information. Clinical research has developed just as quickly, generating a voluminous body of
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