Thomas Lüscher (editor) - Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine

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Cardiovascular medicine has experienced an unforeseen and impressive development over the last 50 years, particularly recently, as we developed new diagnostics and innovative medications, as well as interventional and surgical procedures to treat patients with cardiac disease. Thus, the number of cardiovascular diagnoses and the number of diagnostic modalities, as well as the number of treatment options has expanded enormously and made cardiovascular medicine one of the biggest specialties in medicine at large.

Cardiac patients are among the most important patient groups, both for general practitioners and for physicians working in hospital centres, and therefore it is of utmost importance to have information about the management of such patients readily at hand. This cardiovascular manual focusing on diagnostic algorithms and therapeutic recommendations according to European Guidelines, provides such a tool. Indeed, it encompasses all aspects of cardiovascular medicine from hypertension to transplantation, from imaging to intervention, and from pharmacotherapy to surgical procedures. With therefore hope to provide an important guide based on the current levels of evidence for surgery and for clinical rounds whilst managing patients with cardiovascular problems.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy using this manual.

Yours sincerely

Thomas F. Lscher

Thomas F. Lscher and John E. Deanfield

Thomas F. Lscher, Felix Beuschlein, and Isabella Sudano

Isabella Sudano and Matthias Hermann

Thomas F. Lscher and Franois Mach

Roger Lehmann

Roger Lehmann

Isabella Sudano and Thomas F. Lscher

David Faeh

Sanjay Sharma and Christian Schmied

Thomas F. Lscher

Oliver P. Guttmann, Oliver Gmperli, and Andreas Baumbach

Juan-Carlos Kaski, Jack Barton, and Hussein Al-Rubaye

Oliver P. Guttmann, Ronald Binder, and Andreas Baumbach

Oliver P. Guttmann, Ronald Binder, Oliver Gmperli, and Andreas Baumbach

Christian Templin, Jelena R. Templin-Ghadri, and Thomas F. Lscher

Christoph A. Nienaber and Hatem Alkadhi

Christoph A. Nienaber and Mario Lachat

Marco Roffi and Ronald Binder

Andreas Luft and Thomas F. Lscher

Nick Cheshire and Beatrice Amann-Vesti

Beatrice Amann-Vesti

Beatrice Amann-Vesti

Beatrice Amann-Vesti

Stavros V. Konstantinides

Silvia Ulrich

Silvia Guarguagli and Sabine Ernst

Silvia Guarguagli and Sabine Ernst

Silvia Guarguagli and Sabine Ernst

Bruno Reissmann and Paulus Kirchhof

Shouvik Haldar

A. John Camm

Shouvik Haldar

Peter J. Schwartz and Dagmar I. Keller

Marco Metra and Thomas F. Lscher

John G.F. Cleland and Thomas F. Lscher

Gerhard Hindricks and Allireza Sepehri Shamloo

Bettina Heidecker, Sanjay K. Prasad, and Urs Eriksson

Antonis Pantazis

Ardan M. Saguner and Hugh Calkins

Gerhard-Paul Diller and Michael A. Gatzoulis

Faisal Khan and Stephan Windecker

Francesco Maisano and Maurizio Tarramasso

Bernard Prendergast and Thomas F. Lscher

Christian Schmied, Thomas F. Lscher, and Steen Dalby Kristensen

Allan Davies and Christian Schmied

Hatem Alkadhi,
Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Hussein Al-Rubaye,
Ashford & St. Peters NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Beatrice Amann-Vesti,
Angiology, Klinik im Park, Zurich, Switzerland

Jack Barton,
St Georges, University of London, UK

Andreas Baumbach,
Cardiology, Queen Mary University of London/Barts Heart Centre, UK

Felix Beuschlein,
Klinik fr Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Klinische Ernhrung, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Ronald Binder,
Cardiology, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Austria

Hugh Calkins,
Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

A. John Camm,
Cardiac Clinical Academic Group, St. Georges University of London, London, UK

Nick Cheshire,
Vascular Surgery, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London, UK

John G.F. Cleland,
Robinson Center for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow, UK

Allan Davies,
Heart Division, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, London, UK

John E. Deanfield,
Consultant Cardiologist, University College Hospital, London, UK

Gerhard-Paul Diller,
Cardiology III, Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease, University Hospital, Mnster, Germany

Urs Eriksson,
Internal Medicine, GZO Wetzikon Hospital, Wetzikon, Switzerland

Sabine Ernst,
Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

David Faeh,
Institut for Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Oliver Gmperli,
Herzklinik Hirslanden Zrich, Switzerland

Michael A. Gatzoulis,
Consultant Cardiologist, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Silvia Guarguagli