Cardiac Anatomy Cardiac Function in Physiology and Pathology Coronary Circulation in Physiology and Pathology Section 2 Cardiovascular Pharmacology Diuretics Vasodilators and Neurohormone Modulators Positive Inotropic Drugs Antilipid Agents Antithrombotic and Antiplatelet Agents Section 3 Diagnosis History Physical Examination Plain Film Imaging of Adult Cardiovascular Disease Electrocardiogram ECG Exercise Testing The Left Ventricle Ventricular Function—Assessment and Clinical Application Transthoracic Echocardiography Stress Echocardiography Transesophageal Echocardiography Real Time Three-dimensional Echocardiography Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound and Beyond Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine— Nuclear Cardiology Cardiac Computed Tomography Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging of Vascular Disease Cardiac Hemodynamics and Coronary Physiology Cardiac Biopsy Swan-Ganz Catheters: Clinical Applications Coronary Angiography and Catheterbased Coronary Intervention Section 4 Electrophysiology Arrhythmia Mechanisms Antiarrhythmic Drugs Electrophysiology Studies Syncope Atrial Fibrillation Supraventricular Tachycardia Clinical Spectrum of Ventricular Tachycardia Bradycardia and Heart Block Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy Long QT, Short QT and Brugada Syndromes Surgical and Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death Cardiocerebral Resuscitation for Primary Cardiac Arrest Coronary Heart Disease: Risk Factors Changing Focus in Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Evaluation of Chest Pain Acute Coronary Syndrome I (Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction): Diagnosis and Early Treatment Acute Coronary Syndrome II (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Post Myocardial Infarction): Complications and Care Management of Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease and Stable Angina Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndromes 949 Acute Right Ventricular Infarction Surgical Therapy in Chronic Coronary Artery Disease Section 6 Valvular Heart Diseases Aortic Valve Disease Mitral Valve Disease Tricuspid Valve Disease: Evaluation and Management Congenital Pulmonic Stenosis Catheter-based Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease Infective Endocarditis Prosthetic Heart Valves Antithrombotic Therapy in Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines for Valvular Heart Diseases Section 7 Vascular Diseases Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Essential Hypertension Peripheral Vascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Aortic Dissection Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Autonomic Dysfunction and the Cardiovascular System Section 8 Heart Failure Heart Failure: Epidemiology Heart Failure: Diagnosis Systolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction) Diastolic Heart Failure (Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction) Anemia in Patient with Chronic Heart Failure (Prevalence, Mechanism, Significance and Treatment) Hyponatremia and Congestive Heart Failure Cardiorenal Syndrome: The Interplay between Cardiac and Renal Function in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Acute Heart Failure Syndromes Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Training in Heart Failure Hibernating Myocardium Advanced Cardiac Therapies for End Stage Heart Failure: Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Palliative Medicine and End of Life Care in Heart Failure: Guidelines for Heart Failure Section 9 Myocardial And Pericardial Diseases Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Dilated Cardiomyopathy Restrictive and Obliterative Cardiomyopathies Amyloid Heart Disease Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Chemotherapy-induced Cardiomyopathy Pericardial Diseases Radiation-induced Heart Disease Chagas Disease Section 10 Pulmonary Vascular Disease And Adult Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Patient Section 11 Secondary Disorders Of The Heart Alcohol and Arrhythmia Insulin-resistance and Cardiomyopathy Cardiac Complications of Substance Abuse HIV/AIDS and Cardiovascular Disease Systemic Autoimmune Diseases and the Heart Cardiac Neoplastic Disease Neurogenic and Stress Cardiomyopathy Kidney and the Heart Endocrine Heart Disease Cardiovascular Trauma as seen by the Cardiologist Venous Thromboembolism and Cor Pulmonale Section 12 Relevant Issues In Clinical Cardiology Noncardiac Surgery in Cardiac Patients Gender and Cardiovascular Disease Overview of the Athlete’s Heart Cardiovascular Aging Section 13 Preventive Strategies For Coronary Artery Diseases Pathophysiology of Atherothrombosis Dyslipidemia Smoking and Air Pollution Exercise and Rehabilitation Section 14 Preventive Strategies For Other Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention of Heart Failure Stroke: Prevention and Treatment Rheumatic Fever Section 15 Evolving Concepts The Genomics of Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Pharmacogenetics Preventing Errors in Cardiovascular Medicine Economics in Cardiovascular Medicine Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiology Gene Therapy and Angiogenesis Sleep and the Heart Integrative Cardiology: The use of Complementary Therapies and Beyond