Cardiology

Tim Betts, Consultant Cardiologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK

• Preface, vii How to use this book, viiiList of abbreviations, ixPart 1 Basics, 1Basic science, 1Approach to the patient, 23Part 2 Cases, 38Case 1 A 47-year-old man with chest pain, 38Case 2 A 60-year-old heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver with chest pain, 48Case 3 An 85-year-old man with collapse, 56Case 4 A 71-year-old man with exertion chest tightness, 63Case 5 A 50-year-old man with sudden-onset severe central chest pain, 72Case 6 A 45-year-old man with chest pain and breathlessness, 77Case 7 A 34-year-old man with chest pain following a viral illness, 84Case 8 An 80-year-old woman with acute severe breathlessness, 90Case 9 A 50-year-old man with exertional breathlessness, 98Case 10 A 72-year-old woman with breathlessness on exertion, 107Case 11 A 50-year-old man with a murmur, 112Case 12 A 30-year-old man with high blood pressure and a heart murmur, 118Case 13 A 64-year-old man with collapse and a murmur, 124Case 14 A 34-year-old man with malaise, chest pains and breathlessness, 130Case 15 A 22-year-old woman with faints, 136Case 16 A 76-year-old woman with blackouts, 142Case 17 A 35-year-old woman with palpitations, 148Case 18 A 42-year-old man with palpitations, 153Case 19 A 64-year-old man with fatigue and palpitations, 160Case 20 A 24-year-old man with palpitations, 165Case 21 A 77-year-old woman with fatigue and bradycardia, 171Case 22 A 57-year-old man with collapse, 177Case 23 A 36-year-old woman with a family history of sudden death, 183Case 24 A 60-year-old man with high blood pressure, 190Case 25 A 24-year-old woman with visual loss and dysphasia, 196Case 26 A 59-year-old woman with low blood pressure and breathlessness, 202Part 3 Self-assessment, 208MCQs, 208EMQs, 214SAQs, 224Answers, 228Index of cases by diagnosis, 235Index, 237

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