Introduction to Clinical Cardiology

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INTRODUCTiON TO
CLINIGAL CARDIOLOGY
by C. Richard Conti, M.D.
Palm Beach Heart Association Eminent Scholar (Cardiology);
Professor of Medicine; and Chief, Division of Cardiology University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Written by a preeminent cardiologist, this book is a practical, concise guide to the clinical evaluation and management of cardiac disorders. It will help you communicate effectively with patients and systematically approach complex diagnostic and therapeutic problems in the hospital and outpatient setting.
In 50 short, easy-to-read chapters, Dr Conti takes you step by step through the investigation of cardiac symptoms, the diagnosis and treatment of all cardiac conditions, and the preoperative assessment and postoperative care of patients undergoing surgery He gives you authoritative advice on decisions such as:
• choice of diagnostic imaging studies and laboratory tests
• evaluation of the asymptomatic patient with an abnormal... Tovább

Fülszöveg

INTRODUCTiON TO
CLINIGAL CARDIOLOGY
by C. Richard Conti, M.D.
Palm Beach Heart Association Eminent Scholar (Cardiology);
Professor of Medicine; and Chief, Division of Cardiology University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Written by a preeminent cardiologist, this book is a practical, concise guide to the clinical evaluation and management of cardiac disorders. It will help you communicate effectively with patients and systematically approach complex diagnostic and therapeutic problems in the hospital and outpatient setting.
In 50 short, easy-to-read chapters, Dr Conti takes you step by step through the investigation of cardiac symptoms, the diagnosis and treatment of all cardiac conditions, and the preoperative assessment and postoperative care of patients undergoing surgery He gives you authoritative advice on decisions such as:
• choice of diagnostic imaging studies and laboratory tests
• evaluation of the asymptomatic patient with an abnormal electrocardiogram
• assessment of cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
• choice of drugs for ischemic heart disease
• cardiac transplantation for patients with endstage cardiac disease.
This handy text is the ideal reference for every student, house officer, and physician treating cardiac hospitalized patients or patients in an outpatient clinic.
C. Richard Conti, iUI.D. has been President of the American College of Cardiology, chairman of its Extramural Program Committee, and an active member of all its educational committees. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Clinical Cardiology and serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Cardiology, the American Heart Journal, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and Circulation. After receiving his cardiology training at Johns Hopkins University, Dr Conti was medical director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Johns Hopkins. His primary area of clinical, investigative, and teaching interest is ischemic heart disease. Vissza