Essentials of Clinical Cardiology

This concise guide presents medical students and trainees with the basic principles of clinical cardiology and discusses common heart problems encountered by clinicians.

Each chapter examines the diagnosis and management of a common cardiac condition, with some less common topics also covered, including cardiac tumours, stem cell therapy and the application of genetics and genomics to cardiovascular diseases. Separate chapters discuss corrective therapies such as heart transplant and artificial pace makers.

Authored by a recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA, this review is written in easy to understand language and includes more than 100 images and illustrations, making it highly useful for medical students and trainees in their exam preparation.

Key points

• Concise guide to clinical cardiology for medical students and trainees
• Easy to understand language assisting exam preparation
• Examines common and less common cardiovascular conditions
• Corrective therapies also discussed
• Authored by recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA
• Includes more than 100 images and illustrations

1. Coronary Artery Disease
2. Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
3. Right Ventricular Infarction
4. Coronary Artery Disease in Women: A Special Consideration
5. Epidemic of Coronary Artery Disease in Indians: A Special Consideration
6. The Paradox of Coronary Artery Disease: Some Answers/Questions
7. Pulmonary Embolism
8. Lipid Metabolism
9. Hypertension
10. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
11. Congestive Heart Failure
12. Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
13. Acute Circulatory Collapse (Shock)
14. Atrial Arrhythmia
15. Ventricular Arrhythmia
16. Artificial Pacemakers
17. Rheumatic Fever
18. Valvular Heart Disease
19. Mitral Regurgitation
20. Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome (Barlow’s Syndrome)
21. Valvular Aortic Stenosis
22. Aortic Regurgitation
23. Tricuspid Valve Disorders
24. Congenital Heart Defects
25. Bacterial Endocarditis
26. Pericardial Diseases
27. Diseases of the Aorta
28. Pregnancy and Heart Disease
29. Heart Transplant
30. Cardiac Tumors
31. Depression in Post-Myocardial Infarction and Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
32. Miscellaneous Topics
33. Exercise Electrocardio-graphic Testing
34. Nuclear Imaging in Cardiology: An Overview
35. Evaluation of Syncope
36. Heart Catheterization: Basic Principles
37. Hemodynamic Data, Calculation of Shunts and Valvular Stenosis
38. Risk Assessment in Noncardiac Surgical Procedures
39. Stem Cell Therapy
40. Sudden Cardiac Death and Genomics
41. Application of Genetics and Genomics to Cardiovascular Disease

Jayant C Bhalerao MD FRCPC (Cardiology) FACC FACP FCCP FCCC
Diplomate, American Boards of Internal Medicine & Cardiology, Chicago, USA