Cardiology Core Curriculum: A Problem Based Approach

This textbook covers all the main subspecialties in cardiology,including a large proportion of case studies that illustrate theprinciples of clinical practice. Self testing questions accompanyeach case. Authored by leading cardiologists, this is an up todate, well illustrated, core cardiological text for those preparingfor the specialist examinations.

Contents: History and physical examination, ECG, CSR; non–invasiveimaging and stress testing; catheterisation diagnostic andtherapeutic uses; hypertension primary and secondary;atherosclerosis epidemiology, risk factors, lipoproteinabnormalities, diagnosis and treatment; acute coronary syndromes;chronic ischaemic heart disease; arrhythmias; cardiac arrest andresuscitation; heart failure and cardiac transplantation;congenital heart disease; valvular heart disease and infectiveendocarditis; pericardial disease, diseases of the aorta, hearttumours; pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension; non–cardiacsurgery in patients with heart disease; heart disease andpregnancy; cardiovascular pharmacology; arterial vascular disease