Evidence-Based Cardiology Consult

This book addresses the increasing demands on cardiology clinicians to manage complex patients with pregnancy, cancer, noncardiac surgery, systemic diseases and concurrent cardiac problems . It provides an up-to-date, detailed, evidence-based approach to key issues facing the consultant including pr...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stergiopoulos, Kathleen (Editor), Brown, David L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4441-0
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Summary:This book addresses the increasing demands on cardiology clinicians to manage complex patients with pregnancy, cancer, noncardiac surgery, systemic diseases and concurrent cardiac problems . It provides an up-to-date, detailed, evidence-based approach to key issues facing the consultant including practical clinical advice on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease. Evidence-Based Cardiology Consult addresses the issues specific and relevant to a cardiology consultation and focuses on cardiac issues in both the general medical patient and in specific populations. Topics covered include: ·         The evaluation of chest pain, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, infective endocarditis, sudden cardiac death, and imaging in cardiology consultation ·         Cardiac problems in women, the elderly and athletes ·         Cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease and neurologic disease ·         Pregnancy-related cardiac diseases ·         Cardio-oncology, including cardiac disease resulting from chemotherapy and radiation in oncology patients. This book is a key practical resource for the management of patients with cardiac disease whether it be the primary diagnosis or as a result of other medical conditions. Therefore this is a must read for cardiology trainees and practicing cardiologists, neurologists, physicians in maternalfetal medicine, oncology, nephrology, radiology, and those who participate in preventative medicine programs.
Physical Description:XX, 578 p. 162 illus., 110 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9781447144410