Book excerpt: This Spiral(R) Manual is a current, convenient, and practical guide to the management of more than 125 cardiac problems encountered in daily practice. Each concise chapter includes definition, etiology, epidemiology, clinical findings, investigations, treatment, and a brief discussion of pathophysiology. This Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated and includes extensively revised chapters on catheter ablation of tachyarrhythmias, myocardial infarction, new devices for coronary revascularization, and anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents.