Part I General Considerations of Heart Disease Magnitude of the Problem Economic Burden of HD: Cost Effective Practice Part II Examination of the Patient The History Physical Examination of the Heart Electrocardiography Exercise Stress Testing Echocardiography Radiology of the Heart Nuclear Cardiology CT/MRI Cardiac Catherization Coronary Arteriography Relative Merits of Diagnostic Techniques Part III Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function: Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction Assessment of Cardiac Function Pathophysiology of Heart Failure Clinical Aspects of Heart Failure Treatment of Heart Failure: Pharmaceutical Methods Treatment of Heart Failure: Assisted Circulation Treatment of Heart Failure: Heart/Lung Transplant Clinical Management of Heart Failure Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias General Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias Cardiac Pacemakers Specific Arrhythmias Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death Hypotension and Syncope Part IV Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis Systemic Hypertension: Therapy Vascular Biology of Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors and Epidemiology Prevention of Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease Lipid Lowering Trials Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia Acute Myocardial Infarction Unstable and Prinzmetal's Angina Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease Interventional Cardiology Rehabilitation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Aorta Peripheral Vascular Disease Extra-Cardiac Vascular Interventions Part V Diseases of the Heart, Pericardium and Pulmonary Vascular Bed Congenital Heart Disease in Infancy and Childhood Congenital Heart Disease in Adults Acquired Heart Disease Valvular Heart Disease Infective Endocarditis Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis Primary Tumors of the Heart Pericardial Disease Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Cor Pulmonale Part VI Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Genetics Principles of Cardiovascular Cellular and Molecular Biology Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Part VII Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Cardiovascular Disease in Women Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes Medical Management of Cardiovascular Surgical Patients General Anesthesia and Non-Cardiac Surgery with Heart Disease Part VIII Heart Disease and Disorders of Other Organ Systems Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease Endocrine and Nutritional Disorders Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease Rheumatic Fever Rheumatic Diseases and Cardiovascular Disease AIDS and the Cardiovascular System Hematology-Oncology Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease Behavioral and Psychiatric Issues Neurologic Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease 72 Renal Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease.