Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Fourth Edition

Download or read book Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Fourth Edition written by Michael H. Crawford and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, clinically focused coverage of the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. "An excellent reference and review for practicing physicians -- Family Medicine reviewing an earlier edition Covers all the important management issues in cardiology Includes special topics such as pregnancy and heart disease, the use of anticoagulants in heart disease, and the perioperative evaluation of heart disease patients Each chapter written by experts in the field Logically organized into six sections: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Valvular Disease, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, and Systemic Diseases and the Heart Consistent chapter presentation includes Essentials of Diagnosis, Clinical Findings, Diagnostic Studies, Treatment, Prevention, and Prognosis More than 235 illustrations, including ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs and charts NEW CHAPTER on Antiplatelet Therapy • Emphasis on must-know information makes it perfect for board review