Author Description

Authored by members of the American Heart Association's Clinical Cardiology Council, The AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult, Third Edition is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems. It covers more than 170 problems, diseases, syndromes, and chief complaints in the popular, easy-to-read, two-page 5-Minute Consult format, which includes basic information, diagnosis, treatment, medication, follow-up, ICD-9 codes and patient teaching information. This thoroughly updated edition includes additional topics covering exercise and the heart, coronary arteries from opposite sinus, and perioperative cardiac care for noncardiac surgery along with updated references. This edition will also be online at 5-Minute Consult.com and will be available for mobile devices.