Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology

Fülszöveg

MANUAL OF_
nUNICAL PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY
WITH ANNOTATED
KEY REFERENCES_
Second Edition__
L David Hillis, M.D. Brian G. Firth, M.D. James T. Willerson, M.D.
As cardiologists well know, accurate decision-making is basic to the effective management of cardiac problems. Here Is the new edition of a book that facilitates thát crucial decision-making process. Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology, Second Edition, provides an up-to-date overview of the most frequently encountered clinical problems in cardiology. .
The book comprises short, sophisticated summaries of the etiology, clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis, and therapy for 114 cardiovascular disease entitles—23 more topics than were covered in the first edition. The topics are divided into seven sections: Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances, jVlyocardlal ischemla and Infarction, Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, Congenital Heart Disease In the Adult, Valvular Heart Disease, Common Therapeutic... Tovább

Fülszöveg

MANUAL OF_
nUNICAL PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY
WITH ANNOTATED
KEY REFERENCES_
Second Edition__
L David Hillis, M.D. Brian G. Firth, M.D. James T. Willerson, M.D.
As cardiologists well know, accurate decision-making is basic to the effective management of cardiac problems. Here Is the new edition of a book that facilitates thát crucial decision-making process. Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology, Second Edition, provides an up-to-date overview of the most frequently encountered clinical problems in cardiology. .
The book comprises short, sophisticated summaries of the etiology, clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis, and therapy for 114 cardiovascular disease entitles—23 more topics than were covered in the first edition. The topics are divided into seven sections: Rhythm and Conduction Disturbances, jVlyocardlal ischemla and Infarction, Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, Congenital Heart Disease In the Adult, Valvular Heart Disease, Common Therapeutic Approaches to Cardiac Abnormalities, and Miscellaneous Conditions and Issues. While all material has been updated for the second edition, entirely new topics have been added. Including: thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial Infarction, per-, • cutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, anthracycline-lnduced cardiomyopathy, systemic arterial hypertension, the digoxin-quinldlne
Interaction, and the newest of the antiarrhythmic agents.
Following each summary is a carefully selected list of 15 to 20 annotated references to the most clinically relevant classic and current books and journals. This Invaluable feature serves as a guide to the best Ifl the literature, saving the reader untold hours otherwise spent searching the library's reference shelves.
Manual of Clinical Problems in Cardiology: With Annotated Key References, Second Edition, upholds the high standards set by Its previous edition and the entire Little, Brown SPIRAL® Manual Series. As they have In the past, medical students, house officers, cardiology fellows, and primary care physicians can continue to rely on Its convenient, thorough, and authoritative coverage.
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