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Cardiology Secrets

  • 6th Edition - December 9, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Glenn N. Levine
  • Language: English

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for… Read more

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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Cardiology Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Key features

  • The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective
  • Fully revised and updated, including new information on peripheral vascular and cerebrovascular disease, direct oral anticoagulant agents, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
  • New chapter on COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System
  • Several hundred illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams clearly depict key topics
  • Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams
  • Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content
  • Written by global experts and thought leaders in cardiovascular disease
  • Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Readership

Medical students

Table of contents

1 Diagnostic Examinations and Procedures

2 Cardiac Murmurs and Sounds

3 Electrocardiography (ECGs)

4 Chest X-ray

5 Exercise Stress Testing

6 Ambulatory ECG monitors

7 Echocardiography

8 Nuclear Cardiology

9 Cardiac PET

10 Cardiac MRI

11 Cardiac Computed Tomography

12 Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring

13 Cardiac Catheterization: Coronary Angiography, Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology

14 Chest Pain and Angina

15 Chronic Stable Angina

16 Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)

17 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

18 Cardiogenic Shock

19 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

20 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

21 Myocarditis

22 LV dysfunction and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Etiologies and Evaluation

23 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

24 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

25 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

26 Heart Failure: Acute (In-hospital) Management

27 Heart Failure: Long Term Management

28 Heart Transplantation

29 Aortic Stenosis

30 Aortic Regurgitation

31 Mitral Regurgitation

32 Mitral Stenosis

33 TAVR

34 Endocarditis and Endocarditis Prophylaxis

35 Atrial Fibrillation

36 Supraventricular Tachycardia

37 Ventricular Arrhythmias

38 Cardiac Pacing for Bradycardia, Conduction Abnormalities, and Heart Failure

39 Implanatable Cardiac Defibrillators

40 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

41 Hypertension

42 Hyperlipidemia

43 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

44 Smoking Cessation

45 Physical Activity, Exercise and the Heart

46 Cardiac Manifestations of HIV

47 Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatologic Disorders

48 Cardio-Oncology

49 Cocaine and the Heart

50 Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19

51 Heart Disease in the Elderly

52 Heart Disease in Pregnancy

53 Heart Disease in Women

54 Sleep Apnea and the Heart

55 Peripheral Arterial Disease

56 Aortic Aneurysms

57 Aortic Dissection

58 Carotid Artery Disease

59 Ischemic Stroke

60 Hemorrhagic Stroke and Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

61 Deep Vein Thrombosis

62 Pulmonary Embolism

63 Hypercoagulable States

64 Adult Congenital Heart Disease

65 Cardiac Tumors

66 Hypertensive Crisis

67 Oral Anticoagulation Therapy

68 Pericardits, Pericardial Constriction, and Pericardial Tamponade

69 Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation

70 Pulmonary Hypertension

71 Syncope

72 Traumatic Heart Disease

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 14, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

GL

Glenn N. Levine

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Affiliations and expertise
Professor Medicine-Cardiology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX, US