Chapter 1 Coronary Artery Disease1 Section 1 Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain1 Section 2 Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome9 Section 3 The Management of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction15 Section 4 Diagnosis and Treatment of Sudden Cardiac Death24 Section 5 Analysis of Causes for Abnormal Cardiac Injury Markers33 Section 6 Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocardial Bridges36 Section 7 Key Points for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease39 Section 8 Strategies for CAD Myocardial Revascularization48 Section 9 Non-Invasive Assessment of Myocardial Ischemia51 Section 10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques54 Section 11 Antiplatelet Therapy Strategies After PCI57 Section 12 Anti-thrombotic Therapy After PCI in Atrial Fibrillation61 Section 13 Management of Periprocedural Bleeding in PCI Patients66 Section 14 Common Questions in Consultation for Dyslipidemia70 Section 15 Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction78 Section 16 Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction83 Chapter 2 Heart Failure88 Section 1 Differential Diagnosis Approach for Dyspnea88 Section 2 Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Left Heart Failure94 Section 3 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction103 Section 4 Pharmacological Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure106 Section 5 Device Therapy for Heart Failure111 Section 6 Differential Diagnosis of Edema115 Section 7 Advances in Right Heart Failure117 Section 8 Cardiogenic Shock122 Section 9 Volume Management in Heart Failure128 Section 10 Clinical Application Value of BNP and NT-proBNP136
Section 11 Pulmonary Embolism140 Section 12 Cardiomyopathies145 Chapter 3 Arrhythmia163 Section 1 Causes and Management of Sinus Tachycardia163 Section 2 Diagnosis and Management of Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardias164 Section 3 Diagnosis and Management of Wide QRS Complex Tachycardias171 Section 4 Long QT Syndrome177 Section 5 Brugada Syndrome180 Section 6 Syncope185 Section 7 Pharmacotherapy for Atrial Fibrillation192 Section 8 Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation198 Section 9 Temporary Cardiac Pacing200 Section 10 Clinical Significance and Management of Various Premature Contractions206 Chapter 4 Hypertension213 Section 1 Hypertensive Emergencies213 Section 2 Hypertensive Encephalopathy218 Section 3 Management of Hypertensive Aortic Dissection220 Section 4 Characteristics of Hypertension in the Elderly226 Section 5 Treatment Strategies for Hypertension in the Elderly228 Section 6 Treatment-Resistant Hypertension238 Section 7 Secondary Hypertension243 Chapter 5 Pericardial and Valvular Heart Diseases252 Section 1 Pericardial Effusion252 Section 2 Viral Myocarditis256 Section 3 Infective Endocarditis260 Section 4 Cardiac Valvular Diseases267 Section 5 Pulmonary Hypertension279 Section 6 Progress in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Technology289 Chapter 6 Pregnancy-Related Diseases293 Section 1 Hypertension in Pregnancy293 Section 2 Pregnancy Complicated by Arrhythmia302
VII Contents Section 3 Pregnancy Complicated by Coronary Heart Disease309 Section 4 Pregnancy Complicated by Aortic Disease315 Section 5 Pregnancy Complicated by Congenital Heart Disease321 Chapter 7 Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Non-Cardiac Surgery330 Section 1 Preoperative Assessment330 Section 2 Surgical Risk Classification332 Section 3 Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Methods334 Section 4 Preoperative Assessment and Management of Com-bined Card-iovascular Diseases336 Section 5 Perioperative Examinations341 References344