Key Clinical Topics in Cardiology

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-909836-54-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Key Clinical Topics in Cardiology presents a brand new addition to the Key Clinical Topics series. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, comprising over 60 carefully selected topics in alpha order that together provide an extensive understanding of the management of cardiovascular disorders. This collection of highly practical guides systematically addresses management techniques for a large number of clinical settings.

Edited by experienced specialists, with contributions from consultants who have recognised expertise in their field, this book provides an authoritative and up-to-date guide on cardiovascular medicine. Designed to enable rapid access to core information, KCT Cardiology offers effective exam revision and the ideal quick reference for day-to-day practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharma, Sanjay

Malhotra, Aneil

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Herz- & Thoraxchirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Kardiologie, Angiologie, Phlebologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Advanced life support 2 Angina 3 Antiarrhythmic medications 4 Anticoagulation therapy 5 Antiplatelet therapy 6 Aortic valve disease 7 Athlete's heart 8 Atrial fibrillation 9 Cardiac catheterisation and angiography 10 Cardiomyopathy - arrhythmogenic, right ventricular 11 Cardiomyopathy - dilated 12 Cardiomyopathy - hypertrophic 13 Cardiomyopathy - non-compaction 14 Cardiomyopathy - restrictive 15 Channelopathies 16 Connective tissue disorders 17 Coronary artery bypass surgery 18 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease 19 Endocarditis 20 Exercise stress testing 21 Heart failure - chronic, long-term management 22 Heart failure - diastolic 23 Heart failure - left-sided, acute 24 Heart failure - right-sided 25 Holter monitors, event recorders and implantable loop recorders 26 Hypercholesterolaemia 27 Hypertension 28 Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension 29 Imaging - cardiac computed tomography angiography 30 Imaging - cardiac magnetic resonance imaging 31 Imaging - echocardiography 32 Imaging - nuclear cardiology 33 Implantable cardioverter defibrillators 34 Lipid-lowering therapies 35 Metabolic syndrome 36 Mitral valve disease 37 Myocarditis 38 Non-ST elevation - acute coronary syndromes 39 Pacemakers and resynchronisation therapy 40 Percutaneous coronary intervention 41 Pericarditis, constriction and tamponade 42 Perioperative cardiac evaluation 43 Peripheral vascular disease 44 Polypharmacy 45 Pregnancy and cardiology 46 Prevention in cardiology 47 Prosthetic heart valves 48 Pulmonary embolism 49 Rehabilitation 50 Septal defects - atrial 51 Septal defects - ventricular 52 ST segment elevation - myocardial infarction 53 Stroke and transient ischemic attack 54 Syncope 55 Tachycardia - supraventricular 56 Tachycardia - ventricular 57 Tetralogy of Fallot 58 Thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection 59 Transplantation 60 Traumatic heart disease 61 Tumours

Über Autor(innen)

Sanjay Sharma BSc (Hons) MD FRCP (UK) FESC Professor of Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sports Cardiology, Consultant Cardiologist, St George's Hospital, London, UK

Aneil Malhotra MBBChir MA (Hons) MRCP MSc Cardiology Specialist Registrar, St George's Hospital, London, UK