Main description:

This is a reference work in cardiology for residents and practising physicians. This edition represents a major revision of the text. Special emphasis on the bedside examination of the patient and specific recommendations for managing the patient are amongst the areas covered. The editors of the eighth edition have streamlined the text to minimize duplication of material from one chapter to the next.

Contents:

Basic foundations of cardiology; General evaluation of the patient, A. History and physical examination; The major cardiovascular system; Heart failure; Electrophysiology and diagnosis and management of disorders of rhythm or conduction; Shock, syncope, sudden death and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; Coronary heart disease; Systemic arterial hypertension; Valvular heart disease; Myocardial, pericardial and endocardial disease; Congenital heart disease; Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease; The heart and systemic disease or conditions; Miscellaneous causes of heart disease; The heart and special physiologic conditions; Emotions and the cardiovascular system; Environmental factors and the cardiovascular system; Diseases of the blood vessels - a diagnosis and treatment; Diagnostic ultrasound techniques used in the evaluation of the cardiovascular system; Diagnostic radionuclide and nuclear techniques used in the evaluation of the cardiovascular system; Diagnostic techniques of cardiac catheterization and vascular angiography; Cardiovascular pharmacology; Techniques of performing interventional therapeutic procedures for the management of patients with vascular and valvular disease; The heart, anesthesia and surgery; Cardiovascular surgical techniques and temporary procedures to support the circulation; Insurance and legal problems.