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E-book: Clinical Guide to Cardiology

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

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Series: Clinical Guides
Pub. Date: 30-Dec-2015
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118755365

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Format: PDF+DRM
Series: Clinical Guides
Pub. Date: 30-Dec-2015
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781118755365

Other books in subject:

Cardiovascular medicine

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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.

Key features include:

A clear evidence-base providing key guidelines and clinical trials in each chapter Coverage of examination techniques, common conditions, imaging modalities (including ECGs, chest X-rays, MRI and CT), interventional therapies, and pharmacology A companion website at www.wiley.com/go/camm/cardiology featuring audio clips, developed for differing levels of knowledge, that explain key concepts or an area in greater detail, as well as numerous additional clinical case studies, audio scripts, and self-assessment material

Contributors,

vii

Acronyms and Abbreviations,

viii

About the Companion Website,

xiv

Part 1 Examination Techniques,

(10)

1 Examination Techniques,

(8)

Part 2 Approach to Presenting Complaints,

(106)

2 Chest Pain,

(15)

3 Shortness of Breath,

(19)

4 Loss of Consciousness,

(15)

5 Palpitations,

(10)

6 Cardiac Murmurs,

(20)

7 Shock,

(14)

8 Oedema,

106

(11)

Part 3 Conditions,

117

(160)

9 Acute Coronary Syndrome,

119

(19)

10 Stable Angina,

138

(9)

11 Heart Failure,

147

(13)

12 Infective Endocarditis,

160

(12)

13 Arrhythmias,

172

(21)

14 Valvular Heart Disease,

193

(21)

15 Cardiomyopathy,

214

(18)

16 Hypertension,

232

(13)

17 Pericardial Disease,

245

(16)

18 Congenital Heart Disease,

261

(16)

Part 4 Imaging,

277

(50)

19 Electrocardiogram,

279

(14)

20 Transoesophageal Echocardiogram,

293

(6)

21 Trans-Thoracic Echocardiogram,

299

(7)

22 Cardiac MRI,

306

(7)

23 Cardiac CT,

313

(7)

24 Cardiac Catheterization,

320

(7)

Part 5 Interventional Therapies,

327

(38)

25 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators,

329

(9)

26 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Angioplasty,

338

(10)

27 Valvuloplasty,

348

(4)

28 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation,

352

(7)

29 Cardiac Ablation,

359

(6)

Part 6 Pharmacology,

365

(52)

30 Anti-Arrhythmic Agents,

367

(8)

31 Beta-Blockers,

375

(5)

32 Calcium-Channel Blockers,

380

(5)

33 Nitrates,

385

(4)

34 Drugs Targeting the Angiotensin Axis,

389

(4)

35 Diuretics,

393

(6)

36 Anticoagulants,

399

(10)

37 Antiplatelets,

409

(5)

38 Lipid Regulation,

414

(3)

Index,

417

Christian Camm, Clinical Fellow of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Christian Camm is a graduate from both the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. Having successfully completed his examination for Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, he currently works as an Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

A. John Camm, Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK Professor Camm graduated from Guy's Hospital, London and went on to pursue his career in cardiology at St Bartholomew's Hospital and then St George's Hospital, London where he is currently Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Division of Cardiological Sciences. He is also Convenor of Medicine, University of London, Trustee of the International Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology and President of the Arrhythmia Alliance. Professor Camm is recognised at internationally for his excellent research and teaching, his particular interests being cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac arrhythmias and implantable devices for rhythm control.

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