Handbook of Inpatient Cardiology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 303047867X ISBN 13: 9783030478674

Publisher: Springer, 2020

Synopsis

This book serves as a pocket-sized resource to aid with the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in the inpatient setting. Containing up-to-date information from guidelines and clinical trials, this book is the only handbook-style reference on cardiac care designed specifically for the hospitalist.

The first section of the book covers cardiac pathology with an emphasis on evidence-based and guideline-based approaches to patient care. Each chapter focuses on a specific cardiovascular disease state such as acute coronary syndrome, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and aortic disease. The second section examines the differential diagnoses and recommended workup for common cardiac chief complaints including chest pain, palpitations, syncope, and dyspnea. The third and final section discusses indications and interpretation of commonly used cardiac procedures and imaging modalities. This book provides a concise review over a broad rangeof cardiovascular disease states in an accessible handbook-style to aid with the care of these patients. 

The Handbook of Inpatient Cardiology is an essential resource for physician hospitalists caring for cardiac patients on the medical ward in addition to cardiology physicians and trainees, affiliate providers, and students.

About this title

About the Author

Bryan J. Wells, MD, FACC, FSVM, FASE

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

 

Pablo Quintero Pinzon, MD

Instructor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Harvard Medical School 

Boston, MA

 

Geoffrey Southmayd, MD

Cardiology Fellow           

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

From the Back Cover

This book serves as a pocket-sized resource to aid with the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease in the inpatient setting. Containing up-to-date information from guidelines and clinical trials, this book is the only handbook-style reference on cardiac care designed specifically for the hospitalist.

The first section of the book covers cardiac pathology with an emphasis on evidence-based and guideline-based approaches to patient care. Each chapter focuses on a specific cardiovascular disease state such as acute coronary syndrome, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and aortic disease. The second section examines the differential diagnoses and recommended workup for common cardiac chief complaints including chest pain, palpitations, syncope, and dyspnea. The third and final section discusses indications and interpretation of commonly used cardiac procedures and imaging modalities. This book provides a concise review over a broad range of cardiovascular disease states in an accessible handbook-style to aid with the care of these patients. 

The Handbook of Inpatient Cardiology is an essential resource for physician hospitalists caring for cardiac patients on the medical ward in addition to cardiology physicians and trainees, affiliate providers, and students.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303047867X
• ISBN 13: 9783030478674
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 567
• Editor: Wells Bryan J., Quintero Pablo A., Southmayd Geoffrey