Mayo Clinic Cardiology 5th edition: Concise Textbook [Paperback]

This textbook is designed for physicians-in-training, be they budding cardiologists, internists, or related disciplines. It caters particularly to those preparing for qualifying boards and examinations who want a manageable amount of high-value information about the heart in an easily digestible format.The fifth edition of Mayo Clinic Cardiology: Concise Textbook follows from other previous editions providing a comprehensive overview of the field of cardiology. This textbook is designed for physicians-in-training, be they budding cardiologists, internists, or related disciplines. It caters particularly to those preparing for qualifying boards and examinations who want a manageable amount of high-value information about the heart in an easily digestible format. This revised edition is updated to reflect current practice guidelines and includes key information that all cardiologists should know is presented in a brief and interesting manner. This textbook is not, nor is it intended to be, a definitive or exhaustive guide to cardiology.Section I. Fundamentals of Cardiovascular Disease1. Physical Examination2. Applied Anatomy of the Heart and Great Vessels3. Evidence-Based Medicine and Statistics in Cardiology4. Cardiac Evaluation Before Noncardiac SurgerySection I QuizSection II. Noninvasive Imaging5. Principles of Echocardiography6. Stress Echocardiography7. Transesophageal Echocardiography8. Nuclear Cardiology: SPECT Imaging9. Positron Emission Tomography10. Cardiac Imaging: CT and MRI11. Cardiac Radiography12. Atlas of Congenital Heart Defects13. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Clinical Medicine14. Stress Test SelectionSection II QuizSection III. Electrophysiology15. Electrocardiographic Diagnoses: Criteria and Definitions of Abnormalities16. Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology and Arrhythmogenesis17. Indications for Invasive and Noninvasive Electrophysiologic Testing18. Heritable Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies19. Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter20. Supravenls