Includes bibliographical references and index

Cardiologic principles for the primary care physician -- Evidence-based medicine -- Clinical decision-making -- The clinical examination -- Cardiac noninvasive testing -- Principles of echocardiography -- Approach to common cardiac problems -- Approach to the patient with chest pain -- Approach to the patient with dyspnea -- Approach to the patient with edema -- Approach to the patient with palpitations -- Approach to the patient with syncope --Approach to the patient with a heart murmur -- Approach to the patient with asympomatic electrocardiographic abnormalities -- Approach to the patient with cardiac enlargement -- Approach to the patient undergoing noncardiac surgery -- Approach to the woman with heart disease, including during pregnancy -- Approach to the elderly patient with heart disease -- Approach to the end-of-life care for the patient with end-stage heart disease -- Preventive cardiology -- Screening for coronary heart disease and its risk factors -- Diagnosis and management of patients with hypertension -- Dietary fat and lipid disorders -- Smoking and smoking cessation -- Exercise and heart disease -- Other risk factors for coronary heart disease : diet, lifestyle, psychological disorders, and estrogen deficiency/hormone replacement therapy -- Recognition and management of patients with specific cardiac problems -- Approach to cardiovascular emergencies -- Recognition and management of patients with stable angina pectoris -- Recognition and management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction -- Recognition and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction -- Recognition and management of patients with heart failure -- Recognition and management of patients with cardiomyopathies -- Recognition and management of patients with tachyarrhythmias -- Recognition and management of patients with bradyarrhythmias -- Recognition and management of patients with valvular heart disease -- Recognition and management of patients with infective endocarditis ---- Recognition and management of adults with congenital heart disease -- Recognition and management of patients with pericardial disease -- Recognition and management of patients with diseases of the aorta : aneurysms and dissection -- Recognition and management of peripheral arterial disease -- Pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, and cor pulmonale