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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>1 History and Physical Examination 1<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>2 Electrocardiography 13<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai and SudhaM. Pai</i></p> <p>3 Chest X-Ray in Cardiology 5<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>4 Stress Testing and Risk Stratification of Asymptomatic Subjects 80<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>5 Echocardiography 95<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai and Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>6 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 150<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>7 Cardiac Computed Tomography 172<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>8 Cardiac Catheterization 199<br /><i>Prabhdeep S. Sethi</i></p> <p>9 Acute Coronary Syndromes 210<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>10 Chronic Coronary Artery Disease 229<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>11 Heart Failure, Transplant, Left Ventricular Assist Devices, Pulmonary Hypertension 245<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>12 Cardiomyopathies 270<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai and Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>13 Hypertension 288<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>14 Diabetes Mellitus 298<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>15 Lipids 305<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>16 Valvular Heart Disease 318<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>17 Adult Congenital Heart Disease 351<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>18 Pericardial Disea ses 376<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>19 Aortic Diseases 385<br /><i>Ahmed Shafter and AshishMukherjee</i></p> <p>20 Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease 403<br /><i>Prabhdeep S. Sethi</i></p> <p>21 Peripheral Vascular Disease 416<br /><i>Ahmed Shafter and AshishMukherjee</i></p> <p>22 Cardiac Arrhythmias 435<br /><i>SudhaM. Pai</i></p> <p>23 Pacemakers and Defibrillators 463<br /><i>SudhaM. Pai</i></p> <p>24 Cardiac Masses 468<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>25 Systemic Disorders Affecting the Heart 501<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>26 Interdisciplinary Consultative Cardiology 505<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>27 Heart Disease and Pregnancy 515<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>28 Racial and Gender Disparities 521<br /><i>SudhaM. Pai and Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>29 Pharmacological Principles of Cardiac Drugs 524<br /><i>Christopher Hauschild and Lily Yam</i></p> <p>30 Anticoagulation 535<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>31 Aspirin and Antiplatelet Therapy 547<br /><i>Christopher Hauschild and Lily Yam</i></p> <p>32 Statistical Concepts 553<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>33 Genetics 562<br /><i>Padmini Varadarajan</i></p> <p>34 Cardiac Emergencies and Resuscitation 565<br /><i>Ramdas G. Pai</i></p> <p>Index 571</p>

<p><b> Ramdas G. Pai MD, FRCP (Edin), FACC,</b> Professor and Chairman of Medicine, Chair of Clinical Sciences, Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA <p><b> Padmini Varadarajan MD, FACC,</b> Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA <p><b> Sudha M. Pai MD, MRCP (UK), FACC,</b> Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA

<p>This comprehensive board review includes everything you need to successfully prepare for the ABIM Cardiology Board Review examination. Over 1200 questions help you master essential information in all of the areas covered in the examination, from the basics of the physical examination to complex subjects such as interventional techniques, emerging diagnostic imaging modalities, recent key clinical trials, and more. This book:</p> <ul> <li>Features over 1200 questions with answers and clear explanations</li> <li>Includes over 400 accompanying images</li> <li>Covers all key areas of cardiology practice, from history/physicial examination through all major diseases/disorders, along with special topics, e.g. consultative cardiology, covered in the exam</li> <li>Complements standard textbook reading</li> <li>Is written by an internationally-recognized, well-respected and well-published senior cardiologist, expert in valvular heart disease and cardiovascular imaging</li> </ul>

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