Swanton's Cardiology: A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice - Softcover

Swanton, R. Howard; Banerjee, Shrilla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405178191 ISBN 13: 9781405178198

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

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Cardiology is a rapidly changing and expanding field with management protocols changing regularly and newer categories of treatment options being discovered, with greater emphasis on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Swanton&;s Cardiology (formerly Pocket Consultant: Cardiology) is a highly practical, user-friendly reference and learning text which is of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling book has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations and offers a clear and didactic style, presenting information in the form of lists and tables for quick and easy reference.

The sixth edition now offers:

• a new design for easier navigation and use
  
• highly practical advice with clear tables for quick and easy reference
  
• five new chapters including Pregnancy and Heart Disease and Echocardiography
  

In addition, Swanton&;s Cardiology covers some subjects in cardiology that are not well covered in clinical training, and this book will help fill any gaps in the reader's clinical course, for example, sections on congenital heart disease, pacing, and cardiac investigations.

About this title

About the Author

R H Swanton, MD
Consultant Cardiologist
The Heart Hospital, London, UK

S Banerjee, MD
Dept of Cardiology
East Surrey Hospital
Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, UK

From the Back Cover

Cardiology is a rapidly changing and expanding field with management protocols changing regularly and newer categories of treatment options being discovered, with greater emphasis on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Swanton’s Cardiology (formerly Pocket Consultant: Cardiology) is a highly practical, user-friendly reference and learning text which is of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling book has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations and offers a clear and didactic style, presenting information in the form of lists and tables for quick and easy reference.

The sixth edition now offers:

• 
  
• a new design for easier navigation and use
  
• highly practical advice with clear tables for quick and easy reference
  
• five new chapters including Pregnancy and Heart Disease and Echocardiography

In addition, Swanton’s Cardiology covers some subjects in cardiology that are not well covered in clinical training, and this book will help fill any gaps in the reader's clinical course, for example, sections on congenital heart disease, pacing and cardiac investigations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405178191
• ISBN 13: 9781405178198
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 696