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Hurst's The Heart Manual of Cardiology
A complete pocket guide to diagnosing and treating the full range of heart problems A Doody's Core Title for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This is an excellent counterpart to larger references (including Hurst's the Heart, 12th edition, Fuster et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2008), as the original intent of the authors). The chapters are short, succinct, and well written. The handbook makes excellent use of tables, algorithms, diagrams, and figures to synthesize key aspects of cardiovascular disease and care. Treatment recommendations take into account current ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines and are very specific about the indications for therapy. The chapters are written by established experts and are well referenced. Its portability makes it an instant rapid-access resource, invaluable for physicians doing bedside rounds"-- Doody's Review Service Summarizing the clinical sections of Hurst's the Heart, 12e , this point-of-care resource covers the key points of cardiovascular pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a quick-access presentation, making it essential for rounds, at the bedside, or on the wards. NEW TO THIS EDITION:
"This is an excellent counterpart to larger references (including Hurst's the Heart, 12th edition, Fuster et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2008), as the original intent of the authors). The chapters are short, succinct, and well written. The handbook makes excellent use of tables, algorithms, diagrams, and figures to synthesize key aspects of cardiovascular disease and care. Treatment recommendations take into account current ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines and are very specific about the indications for therapy. The chapters are written by established experts and are well referenced. Its portability makes it an instant rapid-access resource, invaluable for physicians doing bedside rounds"-- Doody's Review Service Summarizing the clinical sections of Hurst's the Heart, 12e , this point-of-care resource covers the key points of cardiovascular pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment in a quick-access presentation, making it essential for rounds, at the bedside, or on the wards. NEW TO THIS EDITION:
784 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Valentín Fuster
48 books20 followersValentí Fuster Carulla (Barcelona, January 20, 1943), first Marquess of Fuster, is a Catalan physician, specialized in cardiology.
He comes from a lineage of doctors: son of Joaquim Fuster i Pomar, director of the Pedralbes Sanatorium, grandson of Valentí Carulla i Margenat, doctor and rector of the University of Barcelona, and of Josep Fuster i Pomar, doctor of medicine, and brother of Joaquim Fuster i de Carulla, psychiatrist.
In catalan known as Valentí Fuster
He comes from a lineage of doctors: son of Joaquim Fuster i Pomar, director of the Pedralbes Sanatorium, grandson of Valentí Carulla i Margenat, doctor and rector of the University of Barcelona, and of Josep Fuster i Pomar, doctor of medicine, and brother of Joaquim Fuster i de Carulla, psychiatrist.
In catalan known as Valentí Fuster
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