Essentials of Cardiology

Essential Cardiology, Third Edition gives a concise account of one of the most rapidly moving areas of clinical medicine. It emphasizes the basic pathophysiological principles that permit logical interpretation of clinical findings and investigations, and also provides a guide to the most appropriate treatment. The third edition of this popular text improves upon the coverage given to cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiology. The classification of heart failure is also expanded to give more mention to alternative classification methods as well as many other sections illustrating the major advances in cardiology since the second edition.