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Introduction
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
1 Normal Aging Changes of the Cardiovascular System 1
2 Morphological Features of the Elderly Heart 17
3 Electrocardiographic Findings in Older Persons Without Clinical Heart Disease 43
4 Echocardiographic Measurements in Elderly Patients Without Clinical Heart Disease 59
5 Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly 83
6 Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in the Elderly 109
7 Hyperlipidemia in the Elderly 129
8 Epidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly 139
9 Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly 165
10 Recognition and Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly 197
11 Angina in the Elderly 213
12 Therapy of Acute Myocardial Infarction 233
13 Management of the Older Patient After Myocardial Infarction 265
14 Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly 283
15 Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in the Elderly 317
16 Exercise Training of the Elderly Cardiac Patient 333
17 Aortic Valve Disease in the Elderly 345
18 Mitral Valvular Disease in the Elderly 371
19 Mitral Annular Calcium in the Elderly 397
20 Endocarditis in the Elderly 417
21 Cardiomyopathies in the Elderly 429
22 Thyroid Heart Disease in the Elderly 453
23 Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly 467
24 Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia in the Elderly 481
25 Anticoagulation Therapy in the Elderly 511
26 Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Elderly 561
27 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly 585
28 Bradyarrhythmias and Cardiac Pacemakers in the Elderly 599
29 Evaluation of Syncope in the Elderly 617
30 Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly 629
31 Peripheral Vascular Disease in the Elderly 639
32 Perioperative Evaluation of Elderly Noncardiac Surgical Patients 687
33 Cardiovascular Drug Therapy in the Elderly 739
34 Ethical Decisions and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Disease 769
Index 783