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The book offers an in-depth exploration of cardiology through real-world cases, providing a unique blend of conventional and cutting-edge tools. It is designed to guide practitioners in the management of diverse cardiac conditions. It begins with a clinical question, followed by precise answers and practical discussions, making it an essential resource for understanding and practicing cardiology.
The chapters delve into key topics such as ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, and complex arrhythmias. Expert contributors present a systematic approach to both common and specific conditions, offering insights into advanced imaging techniques like CT coronary angiography and cardiac MRI. The book features interactive elements like videos and diagrams that enhance learning and engagement. It is an invaluable resource for daily patient management and training across various specialties.
The book is targeted at practitioners and trainees in cardiology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, general medicine, cardiothoracic surgery and allied health professionals advance nurse practitioners, sonographers, technicians, perfusionists, etc. and medical students.
List of contents
Narrow complex tachycardia.- Broad complex tachycardia.- Bradyarrhythmia.- ECG of chest pain syndromes.- ECG of pacemakers.- ECG - miscellaneous conditions.- Valvular heart disease.- Prosthetic heart valves.- Infective endocarditis.- Congenital heart disease.- Complications of AMI.- Cardiomyopathy.- Cardiac masses.- Aortic disorders.- Pericardial disorders. - Echocardiography in structural heart interventions.- Echocardiography in cardiac intensive care.- Contrast echocardiography, tissue doppler, strain imaging.- Echocardiography - miscellaneous conditions.- Nuclear cardiology.- Cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.- Chest radiography.- Adult congenital heart disease.- Cardiac catheterisation.- Coronary microcirculation and intracoronary imaging.- Structural heart interventions.- Cardiac implantable devices.- Electrophysiology.
About the author
Professor YEO Tiong Cheng
is the group chief for cardiology at the National University Heart Center Singapore. He is a senior consultant cardiologist with many years of clinical expertise and teaching experience. He is an adjunct professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He has published many peer-reviewed papers in various high impact journals, and has delivered lectures at several conferences. He has received numerous awards for his 30-year service in the National University Hospital. He has mentored cardiologists and is still teaching trainees from his wealth of clinical knowledge and experience.
Professor POH Kian Keong
, MBBChir (Camb), MA, MMed, FRCP, FAMS, FACC, FASE, is an adjunct professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Prof Poh is a senior consultant cardiologist at the National University Heart Center in Singapore, where he is the director of research in the Department of Cardiology. He is a past chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Assembly of International Governors and serves on the ACC Lifelong Learning Oversight Committee after stepping down from the Scientific Publication Committee. Additionally, he has just stepped down from the board of directors for the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE). His editorial leadership includes just served as the editor-in-chief of the Singapore Medical Journal (now hononary advisor) and on the editorial boards of JASE and JACC (Asia). He was the past president of Singapore Cardiac Society. He has also multiple publications including in high-impact factor journals and renowed globally in cardiology.
Summary
The book offers an in-depth exploration of cardiology through real-world cases, providing a unique blend of conventional and cutting-edge tools. It is designed to guide practitioners in the management of diverse cardiac conditions. It begins with a clinical question, followed by precise answers and practical discussions, making it an essential resource for understanding and practicing cardiology.
The chapters delve into key topics such as ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, and complex arrhythmias. Expert contributors present a systematic approach to both common and specific conditions, offering insights into advanced imaging techniques like CT coronary angiography and cardiac MRI. The book features interactive elements like videos and diagrams that enhance learning and engagement. It is an invaluable resource for daily patient management and training across various specialties.
The book is targeted at practitioners and trainees in cardiology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, general medicine, cardiothoracic surgery and allied health professionals – advance nurse practitioners, sonographers, technicians, perfusionists, etc. and medical students.
