Management of Cardiovascular Disease, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America,

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Deborah Wolbrette, MD is devoted to Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Wolbrette has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics:  Syncope due to Autonomic Dysfunction:  Diagnosis and Management; 2013 Lipid Guidelines; 2014 Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure (JNC8); How to Follow Patients with Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease; The New Anticoagulants; Management of Atrial Fibrillation; Indications for Pacemakers, Implantable Defibrillators and Resynchronization Therapy; Current Status of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR); Chest Pain Evaluation:  When to Order Troponin and Stress Tests/Cost Analysis; Indications for Cardiac MRI; Current Management of Heart Failure:  When to Refer to Heart Failure Specialist and When is Hospice the Best Option; and Emerging Role of Digital Technology/Remote Monitoring in the Care of Cardiac Patients.