Primary care cardiology
By: George J. Taylor.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781405103862
Subjects: Heart -- Diseases; Cardiology; Primary care (Medicine); Cardiovascular Diseases -- therapy; Cardiovascular Diseases -- diagnosis; Primary Health Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Congestive heart failure caused by systolic dysfunction; title: Disorders of ventricular filling: diastolic heart failure, restrictive cardiomyopathy, and pericardial disease; title: Atherosclerosis: mechanisms, lipid disorders, and screening for preclinical disease; title: Angina pectoris: evaluation of chest pain and the management of angina pectoris and acute coronary syndromes; title: Myocardial infarction; title: Cardiac arrhythmias and syncope; title: Valvular heart disease; title: Hypertension, aortic disease and other medical illnesses with cardiovascular effects; title: Cardiology consults: preoperative evaluation; isolated right heart failure; common congenital lesions in adults (ASD, Eisenmenger's syndrome, PFO); heart disease and pregnancy; end-of-life care.