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- Comprehensively covers the cardiology board syllabus
- Utilizes board-style question and answer sections and tips from recent exam candidates to reinforce key learning points
- Emphasis is on rapid reference with content designed for effective access to key information
This comprehensively revised new edition prepares the reader for the cardiology board examination, as well as provide a concise review of the essentials of general cardiology and the less common but clinically relevant topics in a dynamic and time-efficient manner, augmenting existing learning. It uses board-style questions and answers at the end of each topic, enabling readers to test their learning and commit key concepts to long-term memory. Instructive figures and tables are used to consolidate teaching points. This book also contains practical tips from recent board exam takers and other resources in order to make best use of the reader’s limited time. In the MGH Cardiology Board Review, the Editors have compiled the expertise of over 60 experienced authors in a succinct volume, applying methods thoroughly tested in Board Review. In addition, two very important sections on ECGs and images are included, contents of which are derived from the board examination answer keys, the very ones that readers are expected to know. Plans on how to best approach board examination preparation and what additional resources to go to are provided. In short, this book has all the strengths to ensure your success on the boards exam. Table of Contents- How to Ace Cardiology and the Boards Including What to Review
- History and Physical Examination
- Cardiac Noninvasive Imaging: Chest Radiography, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography of the Heart
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
- Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
- Cardiovascular Disease in Women and in Pregnancy
- Stress Testing and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention
- Pericardial Disease and Hemodynamics
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Vascular Disease and Venous Thromboembolism
- Diseases of the Aorta
- Supraventricular Arrhythmias
- Bradycardia and Pacemakers/CRT
- Ventricular Arrhythmias, Defibrillators, Sudden Cardiac Death and Syncope
- Systemic Disorders Affecting the Heart
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Aortic and Pulmonic Valvular Heart Disease
- Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Infective Endocarditis and Device Infections
- Perioperative Cardiovascular Management
- Diagnosis and Management of Acute Heart Failure
- Chronic and End-Stage Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathies: Dilated, Restrictive/Infiltrative, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies
- Myocarditis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy
- Cardio-Oncology and Tumors of the Heart
- Imaging Studies Section (Echocardiograms and Angiograms)
- Electrocardiography
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