Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology [antikvár]

PREFACE_ In this second edition of Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology we have attempted to achieve several goals. First, we have increased the number of topics from 91 to 114 so that we could introduce for discussion new areas of interest in cardiology. These include thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy, systemic arterial hypertension, the digoxin-quinidine interaction, and the newest of the antiarrh5^hmic agents. Second, we have updated the discussions of those subjects that were covered in the first edition and, when appropriate, have lengthened them somewhat to add new information. Finally, we have extensively updated the references at the end of each discussion, and, as a result, a substantial number of them are from 1980-1983. At the same time, however, we have not deleted older references that are still worthy of note. In short, we have attempted to provide a maximal amount of up-to-date factual data and worthy reference material within the context of a manual rather than an exhaustive textbook. We want to express our sincere thanks to several people who labored for many hours and whose help was immeasurable: Ms. Juanita Alexander and Ms. Laurie Christian for secretarial help; Ms. Sarah Hawkins for proofreading, photocopying, and helping to review the many references; and Ms. Kay Fulton for verifying the accuracy of the references. L. D. H. B. G. F. J. T. W.