Cardiology

Preface, vii How to use this book, viii List of abbreviations, ix Part 1 Basics, 1 Basic science, 1 Approach to the patient, 23 Part 2 Cases, 38 Case 1 A 47-year-old man with chest pain, 38 Case 2 A 60-year-old heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driverwith chest pain, 48 Case 3 An 85-year-old man with collapse, 56 Case 4 A 71-year-old man with exertion chest tightness,63 Case 5 A 50-year-old man with sudden-onset severe centralchest pain, 72 Case 6 A 45-year-old man with chest pain andbreathlessness, 77 Case 7 A 34-year-old man with chest pain following aviral illness, 84 Case 8 An 80-year-old woman with acute severebreathlessness, 90 Case 9 A 50-year-old man with exertional breathlessness,98 Case 10 A 72-year-old woman with breathlessness onexertion, 107 Case 11 A 50-year-old man with a murmur, 112 Case 12 A 30-year-old man with high blood pressure and aheart murmur, 118 Case 13 A 64-year-old man with collapse and a murmur,124 Case 14 A 34-year-old man with malaise, chest pains andbreathlessness, 130 Case 15 A 22-year-old woman with faints, 136 Case 16 A 76-year-old woman with blackouts, 142 Case 17 A 35-year-old woman with palpitations, 148 Case 18 A 42-year-old man with palpitations, 153 Case 19 A 64-year-old man with fatigue and palpitations,160 Case 20 A 24-year-old man with palpitations, 165 Case 21 A 77-year-old woman with fatigue and bradycardia,171 Case 22 A 57-year-old man with collapse, 177 Case 23 A 36-year-old woman with a family history ofsudden death, 183 Case 24 A 60-year-old man with high blood pressure,190 Case 25 A 24-year-old woman with visual loss anddysphasia, 196 Case 26 A 59-year-old woman with low blood pressure andbreathlessness, 202 Part 3 Self-assessment, 208 MCQs, 208 EMQs, 214 SAQs, 224 Answers, 228 Index of cases by diagnosis, 235 Index, 237