Commonsense Cardiology

• 1: The Basics.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Basic Anatomy.- 1.3 Physiological models.- 1.4 Electrophysiology.- 2: Cardiac Drugs.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Hazards, safety and effectiveness.- 2.3 Sorting out the drugs.- 3: The Diagnostic Process.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Clinical history.- 3.3 Sorting out the symptoms.- 3.4 Examination.- 3.5 Electrocardiology.- 3.6 Pathology tests and chest X-rays.- 4: Cardiac Disease.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Ischaemic heart disease.- 4.3 Heart failure.- 4.4 Essential hypertension.- 4.5 Arrhythmias.- 4.6 Valvular disease.- 4.7 Congenital heart disease.- 4.8 Bacterial endocarditis.- 4.9 Cardiomyopathies.- 4.10 Pulmonary embolism.- 4.11 Pregnancy.- 4.12 Care of the patient dying of heart disease.- 5: The Role of General Practice.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Risk factors and prevention.- 5.3 The role of the Primary Health Care Team.- Further reading.

'This splendid book is written by two general practitioners hoping to bring the mysteries of cardiology to the fingertips of all those engaged in family practice ..., and does indeed bring commonsense to cardiology. It can be recommended to all those wishing for an introduction to the subject.' Robert H. Anderson, International Journal of Cardiology, No. 28, 1990, pp. 129-131