Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Fifth Edition (eBook)

A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential knowledge needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular diseaseA Doody s Core Title for 2021!37 chapters cover the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology todayChapters on major management issues such as pregnancy and heart disease, the use of anticoagulants in heart disease, and the perioperative evaluation of heart disease patientsEach chapter written by experts in that area, without losing the readability or coherence found in single-author textsLogically organized into six sections: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Valvular Disease, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, and Systemic Disease and the HeartNEW MATERIAL on the latest hypertension guidelines, new therapies for dyslipidemia management, new oral anticoagulants, and new antiplatelet and antithrombotic drugsOrganized for speed, ease of use, and clinical functionalityAn essential quick reference for experienced physicians in the clinic or on the ward, cardiology fellows, students and residents, nurses, technicians, and other health care staff who provide care for the cardiology patientMore than 200 illustrations, including ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs and chartsEmphasis on must know information makes it perfect for board review