Publisher's Synopsis
Concise, clinically focused coverage of the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology
For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success.
"An excellent reference and review for practicingphysicians -- Family Medicine reviewing an earlier edition
- Covers all the important management issues in cardiology
- Includes special topics such as pregnancy and heart disease, the use of anticoagulants in heart disease, and the perioperative evaluation of heart disease patients
- Each chapter written by experts in the field
- Logically organized into six sections:
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Valvular Disease, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, and Systemic Diseases and the Heart - Consistent chapter presentation includes Essentials of Diagnosis, Clinical Findings, Diagnostic Studies, Treatment, Prevention, and Prognosis
- More than 235 illustrations, including ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs and charts
- NEW CHAPTER on Antiplatelet Therapy Emphasis on must-know information makes it perfect for board review
