Internal Medicine

A comprehensive reference covering the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology. Each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis, enhanced by illustrations, ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs, and charts.

Anatomical issues, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options for adults with congenital heart disease. Each disease-oriented chapter provides key information on incidence, genetics, morphology, presentation, investigation and imaging, and treatment and intervention.

Explains the fundamentals of ECG interpretation and analysis, helping facilitate an understanding of rhythm disorders and the relevant clinical outcomes. Includes Clinical Pearls and Review Points, as well as indispensable self-tests on interpreting and using ECGs to formulate diagnoses.

Reference for coronary chronic total occlusion interventions (CTO), compiling the steps necessary to perform, what pitfalls to watch out for, and troubleshooting tactics necessary. Presents a case-oriented reference with color illustrations and step-by-step guidance.

Focuses on the applications of genome discovery on the broad spectrum of cardiovascular disorders. Provides an overview on major opportunities for genomic and personalized medicine in practice, and includes case studies that highlight the practical use of genomics in the management of patients.