Tresch and Aronow's Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

With advances and breakthroughs in modern medicine that are allowing people to live longer, the number of older adults in this country will continue to grow exponentially over the next several decades. Cardiologists, geriatricians, and other clinicians caring for the elderly will require—at the very least—a basic understanding of cardiovascular disorders that commonly affect the older patient. In the fifth edition of this classic text, each chapter has been thoroughly updated to provide a comprehensive, yet readable overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of cardiovascular disorders in older adults.

Wilbert S. Aronow received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He has edited or co-edited 11 books and authored or co-authored 1,290 papers. From 2001 to 2012, he has received yearly outstanding teacher and researcher awards from the medical residents and the cardiology fellows at Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College. He has received awards from the Society of Geriatric Cardiology, the Gerontological Society of America, New York Medical College, and the Walter Bleifeld Memorial Award for distinguished contributions to clinical research and a Distinguished Fellowship Award from the International Academy of Cardiology. Dr. Aronow is Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College. He has been a member of 78 editorial boards, an associate editor for 11 medical journals, and a guest editor for 6 other medical journals.

Jerome L. Fleg received his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles and more than 100 book chapters and reviews related to cardiovascular aging and disease. He serves on multiple journal editorial boards and is an associate editor for the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention.

Michael W. Rich received his M.D. from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, and he has published over 250 journal articles and more than 50 books and book chapters. Dr. Rich is an associate editor for the American Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.