Description
Book SynopsisThis concise guide presents medical students and trainees with the basic principles of clinical cardiology and discusses common heart problems encountered by clinicians.
Each chapter examines the diagnosis and management of a common cardiac condition, with some less common topics also covered, including cardiac tumours, stem cell therapy and the application of genetics and genomics to cardiovascular diseases. Separate chapters discuss corrective therapies such as heart transplant and artificial pace makers.
Authored by a recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA, this review is written in easy to understand language and includes more than 100 images and illustrations, making it highly useful for medical students and trainees in their exam preparation.
Key points
- Concise guide to clinical cardiology for medical students and trainees
- Easy to understand language assisting exam preparation
- Examines common and less common cardiovascular conditions
- Corrective therapies also discussed
- Authored by recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA
- Includes more than 100 images and illustrations
Table of Contents
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Right Ventricular Infarction
- Coronary Artery Disease in Women: A Special Consideration
- Epidemic of Coronary Artery Disease in Indians: A Special Consideration
- The Paradox of Coronary Artery Disease: Some Answers/Questions
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Lipid Metabolism
- Hypertension
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
- Acute Circulatory Collapse (Shock)
- Atrial Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Artificial Pacemakers
- Rheumatic Fever
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome (Barlow’s Syndrome)
- Valvular Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Valve Disorders
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Pericardial Diseases
- Diseases of the Aorta
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Heart Transplant
- Cardiac Tumors
- Depression in Post-Myocardial Infarction and Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
- Miscellaneous Topics
- Exercise Electrocardio-graphic Testing
- Nuclear Imaging in Cardiology: An Overview
- Evaluation of Syncope
- Heart Catheterization: Basic Principles
- Hemodynamic Data, Calculation of Shunts and Valvular Stenosis
- Risk Assessment in Noncardiac Surgical Procedures
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Sudden Cardiac Death and Genomics
- Application of Genetics and Genomics to Cardiovascular Disease
