Synopses & Reviews
Commended in the Cardiology category at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2008Lecture Notes: Cardiology is a comprehensive introduction to one of the most rapidly changing specialities in clinical medicine. This informative and highly accessible book presents clinical cardiology in a way that relates disease to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and links this directly to the patient, their disease and its management.
This fifth edition of Lecture Notes: Cardiology has been thoroughly revised and updated and remains a firm favourite with students for its:
- Strong focus on the clinical approach
- Full-colour illustrations throughout including Doppler images, clinical photographs, ECG traces and flow charts
- More comprehensive coverage of congenital heart disease
- Thorough coverage of the cardiology curricula.
The succinct and topical content of this book means that it will appeal to medical students, as well as junior doctors on foundation programmes and studying for higher examinations.
Synopsis
This concise yet comprehensive title can be used either as an introductory aid or a revision text for students on cardiology attachments or preparing for examinations. It presents clinical cardiology in a way that relates disease to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and links this directly to the patient, their disease and its management. This book is a favourite with students for its:
- Strong focus on the clinical approach
- Full-colour illustrations throughout including Doppler images and clinical photographs
- Emphasis on the consultation and modern imaging techniques to diagnose disease
- Thorough coverage of the cardiology curricula
Lecture Notes: Cardiologyis an ideal text for medical students, junior doctors, specialist cardiology nurses and GPS.
Synopsis
Dr Huon Gray, Dr Keith Dawkins, Dr John Morgan, Dr Iain SimpsonAll Consultant Cardiologists at Wessex Regional Cardiac Unit, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, UK.
About the Author
"Highly recommended to medical students and cardiology trainees … a good revision book without sacrificing any details." (BMA Medical Book Competition - Programme and Award Winners, September 2008)
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Acknowledgements.
Abbreviations.
Chapter 1 Taking a Cardiovascular History.
Chapter 2 Examination of the Cardiovascular System.
Chapter 3 The Electrocardiogram.
Chapter 4 Imaging.
Chapter 5 Hypertension.
Chapter 6 Coronary Heart Disease.
Chapter 7 Thrombosis in Cardiovascular Disease.
Chapter 8 The Myocardium.
Chapter 9 Heart Failure.
Chapter 10 Valvular Heart Disease.
Chapter 11 The Endocardium.
Chapter 12 The Pericardium.
Chapter 13 Electrophysiology.
Chapter 14 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Chapter 15 Diseases of the Aorta.
Chapter 16 Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
Chapter 17 Pregnancy and the Heart.
Chapter 18 Congenital Heart Disease.
Chapter 19 Heart Disease in the Elderly.
Chapter 20 Cardiac Tumours.
Chapter 21 Surgery and Anaesthesia.
Chapter 22 Cardiology, the Law and Occupation.
Appendix.
Index