For busy clinicians, residents, and fellows continually challenged with a rapidly expanding body of cardiology information, this expertly conceived Third Edition of a best-selling textbook provides a contemporary and succinct distillation of the current status of cardiovascular disease. From specific diseases to particular signs, symptoms, and patient concerns, including pregnancy and heart disease and cardiac emergency, this readable source guides the reader through all the essential information required to skillfully approach professional examinations and practice state-of-the-art clinical patient care.
Published in conjunction with the Mayo Cardiovascular Review Course, this Third Edition provides the reader with an expansive array of learning tools and contains hundreds of images of electrophysiologic tracings, angiographic images, radiographs of heart defects, and hemodynamic tracings...immerses the reader in the fundamental concepts of cardiovascular disease before progressing to more expansive discussions of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease...supplies a reader-friendly approach to cardiology...helps seasoned clinicians and fellows alike update their understanding of cardiovascular disease...and succinctly explores cellular pathophysiology and the cellular basis of disease with chapters on molecular biology, cellular electrophysiology, endothelial function, lipid metabolism, and the coagulation system.