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Challenging concepts in cardiovascular medicine : a case-based approach with expert commentary / [edited by] Aung Myat, Shouvik Haldar, Simon Redwood.
Holman Biotech Commons RC667 .C43 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Cardiovascular system--Diseases.
- Cardiovascular system.
- Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Case studies.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 260 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- Providing the inside track on how the experts approach and deal with real-world clinical scenarios, Challenging Concepts in Cardiovascular Medicine contains wide-ranging and in-depth reviews of contemporary and often contentious topics in the world of cardiology today.
- With a case-based approach and expert commentary throughout, complex patient presentations are discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective and all the angles necessary for accurate assessment, diagnosis, and management are fully considered and explored.
- These include references to:
- Diagnostic tools
- Interventional procedures
- Essential background material
- National and international guidelines
- Summaries of evidence from the medical literature
- Each case contains Clinical Tips, Learning Points, and Landmark Trial Summaries to enhance the learning process and provide easy reference to important supplementary material when it is needed.
- Aimed primarily at specialty trainees and registrars in cardiology, general and acute medicine, this text comes 'highly recommended' by the British Cardiovascular Society and will appeal to all those healthcare professionals with an interest in cardiovascular medicine. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Coronary heart disease
- The endocardium and valvular
- Heart disease
- The myocardium and cardiomyopathy
- Heart rhythm disturbances
- Adult congenital heart disease
- General cardiovascular medicine.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199695546
- 0199695547
- OCLC:
- 741999165
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