In this issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest editor Sondra DePalma brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiology. Cardiology is the largest internal medicine subspecialty for PAs and this number is expected to increase in the next few years. In this issue, top PA experts provide updates in this critical area to educate PAs on various assessments and interventions for common cardiology concerns.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiv 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Practical Risk Assessment - p. 189 11. Hypertension: A Primer on Primary and Secondary Hypertension - p. 201 12. Dyslipidemia - p. 213 13. Managing Lifestyle Management: Diet, Exercise, and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions - p. 227 14. Chest Pain Evaluation - p. 245 15. Management of Acute Coronary Chest Pain - p. 261 16. Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Birds of a Different Feather - p. 273 17. Atrial Fibrillation: Review and Update of the Most Common Arrhythmia - p. 287 18. Evaluation and Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias from Diagnosis to Treatment: Navigating the Complexities of Ventricular Arrhythmias - p. 297 19. Valvular Heart Disease: Classic Presentations and Contemporary Treatment - p. 307 20. Cardiovascular Management of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 333 21. Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart: Myocarditis, Endocarditis, and Pericardial Disease - p. 343 22. Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Associated Cardiovascular Complications: Acute and Chronic - p. 359 23. The Great Cardiac Pretenders: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Lyme Carditis, and Cryptogenic Stroke - p. 371 24. Social Determinates of Health: Let’s Get to the Heart of the Matter - p. 381
In this issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest editor Sondra DePalma brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiology. Cardiology is the largest internal medicine subspecialty for PAs and this number is expected to increase in the next few years. In this issue, top PA experts provide updates in this critical area to educate PAs on various assessments and interventions for common cardiology concerns.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiv 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Practical Risk Assessment - p. 189 11. Hypertension: A Primer on Primary and Secondary Hypertension - p. 201 12. Dyslipidemia - p. 213 13. Managing Lifestyle Management: Diet, Exercise, and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions - p. 227 14. Chest Pain Evaluation - p. 245 15. Management of Acute Coronary Chest Pain - p. 261 16. Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Birds of a Different Feather - p. 273 17. Atrial Fibrillation: Review and Update of the Most Common Arrhythmia - p. 287 18. Evaluation and Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias from Diagnosis to Treatment: Navigating the Complexities of Ventricular Arrhythmias - p. 297 19. Valvular Heart Disease: Classic Presentations and Contemporary Treatment - p. 307 20. Cardiovascular Management of Pulmonary Embolism - p. 333 21. Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart: Myocarditis, Endocarditis, and Pericardial Disease - p. 343 22. Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Associated Cardiovascular Complications: Acute and Chronic - p. 359 23. The Great Cardiac Pretenders: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Lyme Carditis, and Cryptogenic Stroke - p. 371 24. Social Determinates of Health: Let’s Get to the Heart of the Matter - p. 381
