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Clinical Guide to Cardiology. Edition No. 1. Clinical Guides

  • Book

  • 448 Pages
  • February 2016
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ID: 3195818
Clinical Guide to Cardiology is a quick-reference resource, packed full of bullet points, diagrams, tables and algorithms for the key concepts and facts for important presentations and conditions within cardiology. It provides practical, evidence-based information on interventions, investigations, and the management of clinical cardiology.

Table of Contents

Contributors, vii

Acronyms and Abbreviations, viii

About the Companion Website, xiv

PART 1 Examination Techniques, 1

1. Examination Techniques, 3

PART 2 Approach to Presenting Complaints, 11

2. Chest Pain, 13

3. Shortness of Breath, 28

4. Loss of Consciousness, 47

5. Palpitations, 62

6. Cardiac Murmurs, 72

7. Shock, 92

8. Oedema, 106

PART 3 Conditions, 117

9. Acute Coronary Syndrome, 119

10. Stable Angina, 138

11. Heart Failure, 147

12. Infective Endocarditis, 160

13. Arrhythmias, 172

14. Valvular Heart Disease, 193

15. Cardiomyopathy, 214

16. Hypertension, 232

17. Pericardial Disease, 245

18. Congenital Heart Disease, 261

PART 4 Imaging, 277

19. Electrocardiogram, 279

20. Transoesophageal Echocardiogram, 293

21. Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram, 299

22. Cardiac MRI, 306

23. Cardiac CT, 313

24. Cardiac Catheterization, 320

PART 5 Interventional Therapies, 327

25. Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, 329

26. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Angioplasty, 338

27. Valvuloplasty, 348

28. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, 352

29. Cardiac Ablation, 359

PART 6 Pharmacology, 365

30. Anti-Arrhythmic Agents, 367

31. Beta-Blockers, 375

32. Calcium-Channel Blockers, 380

33. Nitrates, 385

34. Drugs Targeting the Angiotensin Axis, 389

35. Diuretics, 393

36. Anticoagulants, 399

37. Antiplatelets, 409

38. Lipid Regulation, 414

Index, 417

Authors

Christian Fielder Camm King's College Hospital, London. A. John Camm St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.