Essentials of Cardiology
Published on 14. October 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-632-02053-9 (ISBN)
Description
This well-illustrated textbook of cardiology provides a comprehenisve and up-to-date review of clinical cardiology with particular emphasis on physiological principles and how they relate to diagnosis and management. The book has been written principally for undergraduate students and junior doctors and nurses with a particular cardiac interest.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
151 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02053-9 (9780632020539)
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Content
Contents: Symptoms and signs of heart disease; The electrocardiogram and chest X-ray; Non-invasive imaging and cardiac catheterization; Heart failure; Coronary artery disease; Cardiomyopathy and specific heart muscle disorders; Pericardial disease; Rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis; Valvular heart disease; Conducting tissue disease and pacemakers; Cardiac arrythmias; Hypertension; Aortic aneurysm; Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary heart disease; Congenital heart disease; Pregnancy, systemic disorders and the heart; Surgery and heart disease.