InhaltsangabePart I. Epidemiology, Demographics, and Health Care Policy Demography and Epidemiology: An Examination of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Rachel B. Wellner The Evolution of the American Health Care System S. Brent Ridge and Christine Cassel Part II. Fundamentals of Caring for the Elderly Nutritional Needs of the Elderly Ashley S. Im, Patrick Archdeacon, and David H. Chong Pharmacological Management of the Older Patient Rudina M. Odeh-Ramadan and Tami L. Remington Psychiatric Issues in the Care of the Elderly Cardiothoracic Surgery Patient Edward T. Kenny, Philip R. Muskin, and Peter A. Shapiro Neurological Aspects of Caring for the Aged Mitchell S. V. Elkind Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Older Patient Marjorie L. King Ethical Issues in the Elderly Kenneth M. Prager Part III. Cardiovascular Care for the Elderly Cardiovascular Changes with Aging Mathew S. Maurer and Myron L. Weisfeldt Risk Factors and the Prevention of Heart Disease Nanette K. Wenger Arrhythmias in the Elderly: With an Emphasis on Atrial Fibrillation James A. Reiffel Syncope in the Elderly Daniel M. Bloomfield and Chandra Kunavarapu Ischemic Heart Disease Susan J. Zieman, Steven P. Schulman, and Jerome L. Fleg Heart Failure: With an Emphasis on Diastolic Heart Failure Dalane W. Kitzman Part IV. Cardiac Surgical Care for the Elderly Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease in the Elderly Mauricio J. Garrido, Michael Argenziano, and Eric A. Rose Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure in the Elderly Aftab R. Kherani and Mehmet C. Oz Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillators Henry M. Spotnitz Postoperative Management of the Geriatric Patient Hugh R. Playford Incidence and Management of Complications of Surgical Treatment in the Elderly Eugene Kukuy and Niloo M. Edwards Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly Population Windsor Ting and Craig R. Smith Index