Cardiology

• Main Authors: Heger, Joel W (Author), Niemann, James T. (Author), Criley, J. Michael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004
• Edition: Fifth Edition
• Subjects: Heart Diseases > handbooks; Cardiology > handbooks > methods
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• Item Description: Rev. ed. of: Cardiology / Joel W. Heger ... [et al.]. 4th ed. 1998
• Physical Description: xi, 297 pages illustrations 20 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780781744980; 0781744989

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances in cardiology, this concise and easy-to-read handbook presents current, core information that busy clinicians need in day-to-day practice. Coverage focuses on fundamentals of diagnosis and treatment and emphasizes understanding the pathophysiology of the various cardiac diseases. This Fifth Edition provides an evidence-based approach, utilizing the latest clinical trials. It includes a chapter on unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. All diagnosis and treatment recommendations reflect the current guidelines published by the AHA and the ACC