title: Cardiac disease and hypertension. Considerations for office treatment.
abstract: This article focuses on four classifications of cardiac disease in an effort to provide the information necessary to recognize, process, and react appropriately to either a patient's symptoms or medical history. Each section covers relevant demographic data, discusses pathophysiology, and describes what the practicing dentist must know about the underlying illness to make treatment decisions about patients. Management issues on cardiac patient care are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Providence Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia 20017, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
mesh_terms: D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors