A comprehensive quick-reference covering every important management issue in cardiology – updated to reflect the latest breakthroughs and practice guidelines

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Cardiology, Fifth Edition delivers an up-to-date review of the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology. Presented in the popular LANGE format, each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis. Covering all the important management issues in cardiology, the book is enhanced by chapter authors who are experts in their respective fields, and more than 200 illustrations, including ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs, and charts

• Includes special topics such as pregnancy and heart disease, the use of anticoagulants in heart disease, and the perioperative evaluation of heart disease patients

• NEW content on important topics such as peripheral vascular disease,  myocarditis, and stress cardiomyopathy

• Essential for board review