Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 37, No. 3

Foreword to Current Issue

Foreword Atrial fibrillation is the commonest arrhythmia seen in clinical medicine. Knowledge regarding its management continues to evolve. One of the important advances is the role of cardiac imaging in managing the recent advances.

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Pericardial Diseases The pericardium provides an enclosed lubricated space for the beating heart and functions to fix the heart in the chest cavity relative to adjacent organs. Pericardial pathophysiology is often manifested in a spectrum of distinct cardiac and systemic disease states. The pericardial response to injury typically involves a spectrum of inflammation with both acute and chronic features and/or fluid accumulation. Recent advances in imaging methods have refined the diagnosis and therapy of pericardial disease. This article presents the anatomy and physiology of pericardial disease and the clinical approach for diagnosis and treatment.

  • Imaging for Atrial Fibrillation
    January 2012 (Vol. 37 | No. 1 | Pages 7-33)

    Darryl P. Leong, Victoria Delgado, Jeroen J. Bax

  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    November 2011 (Vol. 36 | No. 11 | Pages 409-453)

    Steve R. Ommen

  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    December 2011 (Vol. 36 | No. 12 | Pages 461-517)

    Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Melinda Davis, William Cornwell

  • Table of Contents
    December 2011 (Vol. 36 | No. 12 | Pages 457-458)

  • Foreword
    December 2011 (Vol. 36 | No. 12 | Page 459)

    Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola

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For more than 30 years, Current Problems in Cardiology has provided focused, comprehensive coverage of important clinical topics in cardiology. In most monthly issues, authors address a selected clinical problem or condition, including pathophysiology, invasive and noninvasive diagnosis, drug therapy, surgical management, and rehabilitation. Other issues explore the clinical applications of a diagnostic modality or a particular category of drugs. Critical commentary from the distinguished editorial board accompanies each monograph, providing readers with additional insights. An extensive bibliography in each issue saves hours of library research.