Main description:

The second edition of this book updates, reviews, and discusses the latest findings on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease in the older patient. It explains the physiological changes associated with the normal aging process that may lead to the development of disease, to adverse consequences once disease develops, and which alter the risk-benefit equation for medical and other interventions designed to diagnose, assess, and treat cardiovascular disease. Chapters address key issues in the management of cardiovascular disease in the elderly including prevention, coronary artery disease, valvular disease, hypertensive disease, arrhythmias, and interventions. Wherever possible, the authors take an evidence-based approach to recommendations and rely heavily on clinical trials. The value of lifestyle changes in the aging population, the use of primary and secondary prevention strategies, treatments, and complications are also discussed.

Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly offers physicians and other related providers who care for older patients a gold-standard approach to understanding and managing cardiovascular disease in this group.

Contents:

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in the Older Adult: Part 1.- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in the Older Adult: Part 2.- Cardiovascular Pharmacology of the Older Patient.- Vascular Aging.- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).- Arrhythmia Management in the Elderly.- Percutaneous Interventions for Structural Heart Disease in the Elderly.- Cardiovascular Surgery in the Elderly.- Valvular heart disease in the elderly: clinical and multi-modality imaging perspectives.- Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Older Adult Populations