The latest clinical advances in cardiology at your fingertips! "This is useful as a quick reference, most suitable for physicians in training, medical students and midlevels dealing with cardiac patients. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Presented in the easy-to-use CURRENT format, this book covers all the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology. Concise, yet comprehensive, it is perfect for board review as well as for all aspects of heart disease care. Covers every important management issue in cardiology Includes special topics such as heart disease in pregnancy and the athlete's heart Consistent chapter template that includes diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis All chapters written by experts in the field 180+ illustrations, including ECGs, imaging examples, drawings, tables, and charts Reflects the most current guidelines in patient care Updated throughout, including the latest drug information NEW chapter: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Emphasis on must-know information makes it perfect for board review Table of Contents Authors Preface 1. Approach to Cardiac Disease Diagnosis, Michael H. Crawford 2. Lipid Disorders, Christian Zellner 3. Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease, Michael H. Crawford 4. Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Prediman K. Shah and Kuang-Yuh Chyu 5. Acute Myocardial Infarction, Andrew J. Boyle and Allan S. Jaffe 6. Cardiogenic Shock, Edward McNulty and Craig Timm 7. Aortic Stenosis, Blase A. Carabello and Michael H. Crawford 8. Aortic Regurgitation, William A. Zoghbi and Michael H. Crawford
