Lecture Notes on Cardiology, 4th Edition

by Huon Gray (Wessex Cardiac Unit, Southampton University Hospital, UK); Keith Dawkins (Wessex Regional Cardiac Unit); Iain A. Simpson (Wessex Regional Cardiac Unit); John Morgan (Wessex Regional Cardiac Unit)

• ISBN13: 9780865428645
• ISBN10: 0865428646
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Lecture Notes on Cardiology , fourth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to one of the most rapidly changing specialities in clinical medicine. The completely new author team has produced an informative and highly accessible book, presenting clinical cardiology in a way that relates disease to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and linking this directly to the patient, their disease and its management.This new edition has been produced in response to the exciting new developments in all areas of cardiology. It has been completely revised and rewritten, with an emphasis on recent major clinical trials relating to cardiology and the huge advances made in cardiac imaging techniques. These concepts are fully illustrated and a colour plate section has been added to show emergent techniques, including Doppler imaging and MRI.The succinct and topical content of this book means that it will not only appeal to medical students, but also to junior doctors on foundation programmes and studying for higher examinations.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Abbreviations	x
Taking a Cardiovascular History	1	(6)
Examination of the Cardiovascular System	7	(20)
Imaging	27	(25)
Hypertension	52	(11)
The Myocardium	63	(9)
Heart Failure	72	(16)
Thrombosis in Cardiovascular Disease	88	(7)
Coronary Heart Disease	95	(40)
Pacing and Electrophysiology	135	(34)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	169	(10)
Valvular Heart Disease	179	(15)
The Endocardium	194	(9)
The Pericardium	203	(5)
Cardiac Tumours	208	(2)
Diseases of the Aorta	210	(6)
Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Thromboembolism	216	(12)
Pregnancy and the Heart	228	(3)
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	231	(11)
Heart Disease in the Elderly	242	(7)
Cardiology, the Law and Occupation	249	(4)
Assessment for Anaesthesia	253	(2)
Index	255