Heart in Fours: Cardiology for Residents and Practitioners (3^rd Ed.)

The third edition of Heart in Fours brings students, residents and clinicians fully up to date with the latest advances in cardiology. It covers all diseases and disorders related to the heart by listing four key points for each topic.

The book deals with both theoretical and practical aspects of cardiology, explaining the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of many cardiac complaints. This new edition includes a chapter on pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. Numerous new clinical photographs and diagrams have also been added to this comprehensive manual.

Key points

• Fully updated, new edition presenting all topics of cardiology in four key points
• Examines theoretical and practical aspects of causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of many diseases and disorders
• New chapter on pregnancy and cardiovascular disease
• Includes numerous new clinical photographs and diagrams
• Previous edition published in 2002

• Heart Functions in Health and Disease
• Hypertension
• Heart Failure
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Coronary Artery Disease/Ischemic Heart Disease
• Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Cardiac Arrest
• Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Infective Endocarditis
• Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis
• Congenital Heart Diseases
• Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism
• Pericardial Disease
• Acquired Diseases of the Aorta and its Branches
• Roentgenology
• Electrocardiography
• Echocardiography
• Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
• Interventions in Cardiovascular Diseases
• Role of Surgery in Cardiology
• Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
• Miscellaneous Subjects Related to Cardiology

Pothuri Radha Krishna Murthy MBBS FCGSP DNB FIAMS
Practitioner, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India