Cardiovascular Medicine. Practice And Management

This new and exciting textbook is a practical, yet definitive, survival guide to cardiovascular medicine for trainee cardiologists and practicing physicians worldwide. Integrating clinical information with management systems, the book provides a complete approach to patient care within a complex healthcare environment that encompasses both hospital and ambulatory settings. Sub-divided into eight major sections, the content provides an in-depth discussion of modern healthcare delivery, through pre-hospital evaluation, the management of both acute cardiovascular events and chronic cardiac disease, and follow-up outpatient care. With a focus on the art of taking care of patients, standard guidelines and practical management algorithms applicable to daily patient care are included throughout the text while key management issues are flagged in each chapter for easy and rapid reference.