Cardiology In Focus
By- Glyn Thomas, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Newham General Hospital, London, UK
- Andrew Grace, PhD FRCP FACC, Research Group Head, University of Cambridge, UK; Consultant Cardiologist, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Here's a quick, portable, well-illustrated source on a full range of cardiac conditions! Each chapter succinctly reviews the clinical features, differential diagnosis, management, and prognosis
of a particular cardiac condition, accompanied by 4 to 6 high-quality color clinical photographs.
Readers will also find self-review picture tests, with answers, at the back of the book. The result is
an ideal resource for exam preparation and a handy review for hospital rounds.
Audience
Medical students and residents
Paperback, 168 Pages
Published: November 2004
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 978-0-443-07423-3
Contents
- 1. Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease
2. Coronary Heart Disease Syndromes
3. Coronary Heart Disease Syndromes: Angina Pectoris
4. Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTEACS)
5. Variant/Prinzmetal's Angina
6. ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
7. Acute Heart Failure
8. Chronic Heart Failure
9. Dilated Cardiomyopathy
10. Myocarditis/Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
11. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
12. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
13. Aortic Stenosis
14. Aortic Regurgitation
15. Mitral Regurgitation
16. Mitral Stenosis
17. Infective Endocarditis
18. Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion
19. Constrictive Pericarditis
20. Premature Beats (Extrasystoles)
21. Atrial Fibrillation
22. Atrial Flutter
23. Junctional Tachycardia (AVNRT/AVRT)
24. Ventricular Tachycardia
25. Sudden Cardiac Death
26. Cardiac Syncope
27. Pacemakers
28. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
29. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
30. Pulmonary Stenosis/Peripheral Pulmonic Stenosis
31. Coarctation of the Aorta
32. Patent Ductus Arteriosus/Sinus of Valsalva Fistula
33. Eisenmenger's Syndrome
34. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm/Aortitis
35. Aortic Dissection
36. Pulmonary Embolism
37. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
38. Cardiac Tumours
Questions
Answers
Index
