Main description:

Clinical Cardiology Made Easy is a concise, pocket-sized guide to a variety of significant heart conditions, from ischemic heart disease to pulmonary artery diseases.

The book is divided into 14 chapters, each covering a different heart condition. Topics include hypertension, myocardial diseases, rheumatic fever, and the relationship between pregnancy and heart disease. Diagnosis and treatment of each condition are covered in detail.

The Miscellaneous Disorders chapter focuses on thoracic aortic aneurysms, offering guidance on medical and surgical therapy. The book also provides a guide to ECG (electrocardiogram) analysis, with 299 full colour clinical images, diagrams, tables and illustrations throughout.

The compact size and simple format of Clinical Cardiology Made Easy make it ideal for medical students, interns and residents who need a quick reference guide to the basics of heart diseases.

Key points

Pocket-sized guide to cardiology
Nearly 300 full colour images and illustrations
Covers 13 different heart conditions in detail

Contents:

1. Ischemic Heart Disease

2. Hypertension: The Silent Killer

3. Heart Failure

4. Rheumatic Fever

5. Valvular Heart Disease

6. Cardiac Arrhythmias

7. Myocardial Diseases

8. Congenital Heart Disease

9. Pregnancy and Heart Disease

10. Pericardial Diseases

11. Endocarditis

12. Pulmonary Artery Diseases

13. Miscellaneous Disorders

14. ECG analysis

Index