Online resource; title from resource web page (Ovid, viewed on December 23, 2020)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Fundamentals -- Part II: Evaluation -- Part III: Risk Assessment and Prevention -- Part IV: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Medical Management, and Therapeutic Intervention.

PART I: FUNDAMENTALS.1. Evidence-Based Practice in Cardiac Nursing -- 2. Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology -- 3. Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation and Oxygen Delivery -- 4. Regulation of Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure -- 5. Hematopoiesis, Coagulation, and Bleeding -- 6. Fluid and Electrolyte and Acid--Base Balance and Imbalance -- 7. Sleep -- 8. Physiologic Adaptations With Aging -- PART II: EVALUATION. 9 .History and Physical Exam -- 10. Laboratory Tests Using Blood -- 11. Radiologic Examination of the Chest -- 12. Electrocardiography and Cardiac Rhythm -- 13. Echocardiography -- 14. Cardiac Stress Testing-Physiologic Evaluation With Exercise and Pharmacologic Agents -- 15. Nuclear, Magnetic Resonance, and Computed Tomography Imaging -- 16. Cardiac Catheterization -- 17. Hemodynamic Monitoring -- 18. Cardiac Electrophysiology Studies -- PART III: RISK ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTION. 19. Psychosocial Risk Factors for Cardiac Disease -- 20. Obesity: An Overview of Assessment and Treatment -- 21. Exercise and Activity -- 22. Smoking Cessation and Effective Treatment -- 23. Hypertension -- 24. Lipid Management -- 25. Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease -- 26. Cardiovascular Disease in Women -- 27. Palliative Care in Cardiology -- PART IV. PATHOGENESIS, DIAGNOSIS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION -- 28. Medical, Surgical, and Catheter-Based Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease -- SUBPART I: ATHEROSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE. 29. Ischemic Heart Disease -- 30. Peripheral Arterial Disease -- SUBPART II: STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE -- 31. Acquired Valvular Heart Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Medical Management -- 32. Therapeutic Intervention for Acquired Valvular Heart Disease: Surgical and Catheter-Based Approaches -- 33. Adult Congenital Heart Disease -- 34. Pericardial, Myocardial, and Endocardial Diseases: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment -- SUBPART III: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS -- 35. Supraventricular Arrhythmia -- 36. Ventricular Arrhythmias, Cardiac Arrest, and Sudden Cardiac Death -- SUBPART IV: HEART FAILURE -- 37. Heart Failure: Pathogenesis and Diagnosis -- 38. Heart Failure: Guideline-Directed Medical and Device Therapy -- 39. Therapeutic Intervention for Cardiogenic Shock and End-Stage Heart Failure: Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation -- 40. Therapeutic Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease: Future Advances and Approaches -- PART V. EXPANDED ROLES FOR THE CARDIAC NURSE -- 41. Disease Management Models for Cardiovascular Care -- 42. Global and Population Health -- 43. Quality in Cardiovascular Care -- 44. Advanced Practice Nursing and Cardiovascular Care -- 45. Leadership and Team-Based Care. --

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