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SECTION 1 Structure and function |
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1.1 Blood vessels and the endothelium |
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3 | (12) |
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15 | (24) |
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SECTION 2 Clinical presentation of heart disease |
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2.1 Chest pain, breathlessness, and fatigue |
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39 | (9) |
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2.2 Syncope and palpitation |
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48 | (9) |
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SECTION 3 Clinical investigation of cardiac disorders |
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57 | (21) |
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78 | (14) |
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3.3 Cardiac investigations: nuclear and other imaging techniques |
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92 | (12) |
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3.4 Cardiac catheterization and angiography |
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104 | (13) |
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SECTION 4 Cardiac arrhythmias |
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117 | (10) |
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127 | (44) |
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SECTION 5 Cardiac failure |
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5.1 Epidemiology and general pathophysiological classification of heart failure |
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171 | (8) |
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5.2 Acute cardiac failure: definitions, investigation, and management |
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179 | (10) |
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5.3 Chronic cardiac failure: definitions, investigation, and management |
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189 | (16) |
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205 | (7) |
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5.5 Cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support |
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212 | (11) |
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SECTION 6 Heart valve disease |
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6.1 Valvular heart disease |
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223 | (26) |
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SECTION 7 Diseases of heart muscle |
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249 | (7) |
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7.2 The cardiomyopathies: hypertrophic, dilated, restrictive and right ventricular |
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256 | (20) |
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7.3 Specific heart muscle disorders |
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276 | (13) |
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SECTION 8 Pericardial disease |
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289 | (10) |
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SECTION 9 Cardiac involvement in infectious disease |
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9.1 Acute rheumatic fever |
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299 | (10) |
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309 | (15) |
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9.3 Cardiac disease in HIV infection |
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324 | (5) |
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9.4 Cardiovascular syphilis |
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329 | (6) |
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SECTION 10 Tumours of the heart |
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10.1 Tumours of the heart |
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335 | (6) |
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SECTION 11 Cardiac involvement in genetic disease |
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11.1 Cardiac involvement in genetic disease |
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341 | (10) |
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SECTION 12 Congenital heart disease in the adult |
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12.1 Congenital heart disease in the adult |
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351 | (38) |
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SECTION 13 Coronary heart disease |
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13.1 Biology and pathology of atherosclerosis |
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389 | (6) |
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13.2 Coronary heart disease: epidemiology and prevention |
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395 | (12) |
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13.3 Management of stable angina |
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407 | (10) |
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13.4 Management of acute coronary syndrome |
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417 | (29) |
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13.5 Percutaneous interventional cardiac procedures |
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446 | (11) |
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13.6 Coronary artery bypass and valve surgery |
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457 | (10) |
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SECTION 14 Diseases of the arteries |
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14.1 Acute aortic syndromes |
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467 | (7) |
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14.2 Peripheral arterial disease |
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474 | (8) |
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14.3 Cholesterol embolism |
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482 | (3) |
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14.4 Takayasu's arteritis |
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485 | (8) |
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SECTION 15 The pulmonary circulation |
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15.1 Structure and function of the pulmonary circulation |
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493 | (5) |
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15.2 Pulmonary hypertension |
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498 | (17) |
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SECTION 16 Venous thromboembolism |
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16.1 Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism |
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515 | (18) |
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16.2 Therapeutic anticoagulation |
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533 | (8) |
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17.1 Essential hypertension: definition, epidemiology, and pathophysiology |
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541 | (17) |
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17.2 Essential hypertension: diagnosis, assessment, and treatment |
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558 | (22) |
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17.3 Secondary hypertension |
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580 | (16) |
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17.4 Mendelian disorders causing hypertension |
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596 | (5) |
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17.5 Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies |
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601 | (12) |
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SECTION 18 Heart disease in pregnancy |
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18.1 Heart disease in pregnancy |
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613 | (12) |
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SECTION 19 Chronic peripheral oedema and lymphoedema |
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19.1 Chronic peripheral oedema and lymphoedema |
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625 | (16) |
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SECTION 20 Idiopathic oedema of women |
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20.1 Idiopathic oedema of women |
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641 | (4) |
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Index |
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