The treatment and management of cardiovascular disease has seen rapid advances in recent years; as a trainee or practitioner of cardiovascular medicine, it can be difficult to find the time to stay abreast of recent updates in information. Unlike standard exhaustive text and reference titles, Essential Facts in Cardiovascular Medicine provides the most critical facts and clinical pearls of cardiovascular medicine, in a high-yield, concise, bulleted format that can fit in your pocket. Essential Facts in Cardiovascular Medicine is the perfect guide to enhance your cardiovascular knowledge, prepare for board examinations, and improve clinical practice.
Essential Facts in Cardiovascular Medicine covers numerous important topics from the basics of Statistics, to factoids in General Cardiology, Physical Exam, EKG, Congenital Heart Disease, Valvular Heart Disease, Heart Failure/Transplant, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Pericardial Diseases, Electrophysiology, Pharmacology, Pregnancy, Pulmonary Hypertension, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Echocardiography, Formulas, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Tumors.
Author(s): Yerem Yeghiazarians
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 185
Title Page
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Copyright
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Contents
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Abbreviations......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
1.
Statistics......Page 16
2.
General Cardiology......Page 18
3.
Physical Exam......Page 35
4.
EKG......Page 40
5. Congenital Heart Disease......Page 44
6.
Valvular Heart Disease......Page 55
7.
Heart Failure/Transplant......Page 68
8.
Acute Coronary Syndromes......Page 78
9.
Pericardial Disease......Page 86
10.
Electrophysiology......Page 92
11.
Pharmacology......Page 104
12.
Pregnancy......Page 112
13.
Pulmonary Hypertension......Page 115
14.
Peripheral Vascular Disease......Page 120
15.
Echocardiography......Page 132
16.
Interventional Cardiology......Page 137
17.
Cardiac Tumors......Page 150
18.
Formulas......Page 153
References......Page 156
Works Cited......Page 162
Index......Page 166