Main description:

The multiplicity of cardiological tests and therapeutical procedures demands a sound knowledge of cardiological English and can be extremely demanding for non-native English speaking cardiologists, cardiology residents, nurses, and medical students. This book is an introduction to cardiological English and intends to help all those who need to use professional English but do not speak it on a day-to-day basis. This book is the fourth manual of a series of medical English books.

Contents:

Methodological Approach to Cardiological English.- Cardiovascular Grammar.- Cardiovascular Scientific Literature: Writing an Article.- Letters to Editors of Cardiovascular Journals.- Attending an International Cardiological Course.- Giving a Cardiological Talk.- Chairing a Cardiovascular Session.- Usual Mistakes Made by Cardiologists when Speaking and Writing In English.- Latin and Greek Terminology.- Acronyms and Abbreviations.- Cardiovascular Clinical History.- Cardiovascular Examination.- Prescribing Medication.- Echocardiography.- Invasive Cardiac Imaging: the Cath Lab.- Electrocardiogram Interpretation.- Heart Transplantation.- Clinical Session.- On Call.- Conversation Survival Guide.