The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review offers thorough preparation for board certification and recertification exams in cardiology.
This text is based on the Cleveland Clinic foundation's popular annual Intensive Review of Cardiology course. Inside, 60 chapters provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review covering every area of contemporary cardiovascular medicine.
Contents
Fundamentals
- Cardiac Physiology Including Flow Volume Loops
- Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Cardiac Biochemistry
- Essential Normal Coronary Artery Anatomy Including Variants
- Important Cardiac Physical Findings
- Statistics, Epidemiology and Trial Design
- Essential Cardiac Pathology Including Cardiac Tumors
- The Science of Cardiac Ultrasound Imaging
- Nuclear Primer
Coronary Artery Disease
- Evaluation of Chest Discomfort
- Coronary Artery Disease: Demographics and Incidence
- The Dyslipidemias
- Stable Angina and Surgical Revascularization Strategies
- Unstable Coronary Syndromes
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Percutaneous Intervention
- Risk Stratification and Post-MI Therapy
- Complications of MI
- Primer of Hemodynamic Measurements
- ECG Stress Testing
- Nuclear Stress Testing
- Stress Echocardiography
Valvular Heart Disease
- Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Disease
- Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Infective Endocarditis
- rosthetic Valves
Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
- Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure
- Medical Treatment of Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
- Devices in Heart Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Diastolic Heart Failure
- Chest Radiography
- Cardiac MRI and CT
Aorta Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Diseases of the Aorta
- Venous Thromboembolism
Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
- Essential Echocardiographic Images in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Genetics and Cardiovascular Medicine
Hypertension/Pulmonary Disease
- Hallmarks of Essential and Secondary Hypertension
- Selected Topics in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine for an Intensive Review of Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography
- Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Tachycardia
- Electrophysiologic Testing Including His Bundle and Other Intracardiac Electrograms
- Supraventricular Tachycardias
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
- Wide-Complex Tachycardia
- Pacemakers and Defibrillators
- Syncope
Miscellaneous/Pericarditis
- Pericardial Disease
- Effects of Systemic Disease on the Heart and Cardiovascular System
- Pregnancy and Heart Disease
- Women and Heart Disease
- Preoperative Evaluation of Cardiac Patients for Noncardiac Surgery
Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Essentials
- Cardiovascular Medicine: Essential Pharmaceuticals
- Cardiac Drug Interactions
Index
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