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.
Key Features
- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including a primer on primary and secondary hypertension; health equity and social determinants of health; atrial arrhythmias: atrial fibrillation and flutter; common (and not so common) conditions in pediatric cardiology; chest pain evaluation; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
Author Information
Edited by Sondra DePalma, DHSc, PA-C, CLS, CHC, FNLA, AACC, DFAAPA, Senior Director, Regulatory and Professional Practice, American Academy of Physician Associates, Adjunct Assistant Professor, A.T. Still University, Physician Assistant, Clinical Lipid Specialist, Certified Hypertension Clinician – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Practical Risk Assessment
Hypertension: A Primer on Primary and Secondary Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Managing Lifestyle Management: Diet, Exercise, and Other Nonpharmacologic Interventions
Chest Pain Evaluation
Management of Acute Coronary Chest Pain
Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Birds of a Different Feather
Atrial Fibrillation: Review and Update of the Most Common Arrhythmia
Evaluation and Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias from Diagnosis to Treatment: Navigating the Complexities of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Valvular Heart Disease: Classic Presentations and Contemporary Treatment
Cardiovascular Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders of the Heart: Myocarditis, Endocarditis, and Pericardial Disease
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Associated Cardiovascular Complications: Acute and Chronic
The Great Cardiac Pretenders: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Lyme Carditis, and Cryptogenic Stroke
Social Determinates of Health: Let’s Get to the Heart of the Matter