Cardiology Core Curriculum: A Problem Based Approach (by John D. Rutherford)
This textbook covers all the main subspecialties in cardiology, including a large proportion of case studies that illustrate the principles of clinical practice. Self testing questions accompany each case. Authored by leading cardiologists, this is an up to date, well illustrated, core cardiological text for those preparing for the specialist examinations.
Contents: History and physical examination, ECG, CSR; non-invasive imaging and stress testing; catheterisation diagnostic and therapeutic uses; hypertension primary and secondary; atherosclerosis epidemiology, risk factors, lipoprotein abnormalities, diagnosis and treatment; acute coronary syndromes; chronic ischaemic heart disease; arrhythmias; cardiac arrest and resuscitation; heart failure and cardiac transplantation; congenital heart disease; valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis; pericardial disease, diseases of the aorta, heart tumours; pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension; non-cardiac surgery in patients with heart disease; heart disease and pregnancy; cardiovascular pharmacology; arterial vascular disease
Cardiology Core Curriculum: A Problem Based Approach (by John D. Rutherford)
Cardiology Core Curriculum fills the gap between the preclinical pathophysiology texts and specialist volumes aimed at cardiologists. It covers clinical cardiology for medical students, cardiology trainees and non specialists.
Based on a successful course run by the Cardiology Division, University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, the problem oriented approach is in line with current medical school teaching. Case histories with self-testing questions reinforce the learning and are ideal for exam preparation.
