Essential Revision notes for the European Exam in Core Cardiology

Review from previous edition This book bridges the gap between a large, highly detailed reference book, and a small pocket guide. It is an absolute must for those in training, and anyone interested in cardiology.

• Section 1. Imaging 1.1: Luigi P. Badano, Elena Surkova, Denisa Muraru, Chiara Palermo, and Patriza Aruta: Echocardiography 1.2: Theo Karamitsos and Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging 1.3: Jonathan Rodrigues, Benjamin Hudson, Oliver Gosling, and Kate Liang: Cardiac computed tomography 1.4: Nik Sabharwal and Katharine Thomas: Nuclear techniques Section 2. Coronary Artery Disease 2.1: Mark Mariathas, and Flo Mouy: Acute coronary syndrome 2.2: Phillip Freeman and Majd Protty: Chronic coronary syndrome 2.3: Dan McKenzie and Paul Brady: Cardiac catheterisation Section 3. Valvular Heart Disease 3.1: Sarah Hudson, Daniel X Augustine, and James Tomlinson: Aortic valve disease 3.2: Sarah Hudson, Daniel X Augustine, and James Tomlinson: Mitral valve disease 3.3: Sarah Hudson, Daniel X Augustine, and James Tomlinson: Tricuspid valve disease 3.4: Sarah Hudson, Daniel X Augustine, and James Tomlinson: Pulmonary valve disease 3.5: Shaun Robinson and James Tomlinson: Multi-valvular disease 3.6: Sarah Hudson, Daniel X Augustine, and James Tomlinson: Prosthetic valves 3.7: Bernard Prendergast, James Harrison, and James Tomlinson: Infective endocarditis Section 4. Rhythm disorders 4.1: S M Afzal Sohaib and Mark Elliott: The electrocardiogram 4.2: Boon Lim and Katharine Thomas: Transient loss consciousness 4.3: Richard Bond and Howell Williams: Bradycardia and pacemakers 4.4: Richard Bond, Howell Williams, Christopher Nicholas Floyd, and Alexander Carpenter: Supraventricular tachycardia 4.5: Kim Rajappan and Dan Raine: Atrial fibrillation 4.6: Kim Rajappan and Dan Raine: Atrial flutter 4.7: Richard Bond and Howell Williams: Ventricular arrhythmia 4.8: Richard Bond, Howell Williams, Victoria McKay, and Stewart Brown: Cardiac ion channel dysfunction 4.9: Richard Bond and Howell Williams: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator 4.10: Richard Bond and Howell Williams: Cardiac re-synchronisation therapy and His bundle pacing Section 5. Heart Failure 5.1: Andrew Clark, Abdul Hameed, Christopher Nicholas Floyd, and Alexander Carpenter: Heart failure syndromes 5.2: Angus Nightingale, Eva Sammut, Victoria McKay, Stewart Brown and Rhian Richardson: Cardiomyopthies 5.3: Nav Masani and Abbas Zaidi: Pericardial disease 5.4: Arjun Ghosh: Cardiac tumours 5.5: Arjun Ghosh: Cardio-oncology Section 6. Acute Cardiovascular Care 6.1: Ben Gibbinson and Ursula McHugh: Acute cardiovascular care 6.2: Richard Bond and Ahmed Merghani: Cardiac arrest and resuscitation 6.3: Richard Bond and Ahmed Merghani: Sudden cardiac death Section 7. Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sport 7.1: Joyee Basu, Jamie O Driscoll, and Daniel X Augustine: Sports cardiology 7.2: Scott Murray and David Murphy: Primary prevention 7.3: Tim Fairbairn and James Redfern: Arterial hypertension 7.4: Scott Murray, David Murphy, Christopher Nicholas Floyd, and Alexander Carpenter: Dyslipidaemia 7.5: Mimi Z. Chen and Konstantinos Gkastaris: Diabetes 7.6: Dimitra Nikoletou: Cardiac rehabilitation Section 8. Cardiac Patients in Other Settings 8.1: David Wilson: Aortic disease 8.2: David Wilson: Trauma to the aorta or heart 8.3: Marcus Brooks and Fjalar Elvarsson: Peripheral artery disease 8.4: Jay Suntharalingam and James Harper: Thromboembolic disease 8.5: Gerry Coghlan and Hossam Fayed: Pulmonary hypertension 8.6: Graham Stuart and Victoria North: Adult congenital heart disease 8.7: Stephanie Curtis: Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy Section 9. Cardiological Consultation 9.1: James Rosengarten and Hiten Patel: The patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery 9.2: James Choulerton, Helen Sims, Oliver Watkinson, and Laura Pannell: The patient with neurological symptoms 9.3: Diana Vassallo and Dimitrios Poulikakos: The patient with chronic kidney disease 9.4: Patrick Murphy and Georgios Kaltsakas: The patient with pulmonary disease 9.5: John D Pauling and Lesley-Anne Bissell: The patient with rheumatic disorders 9.6: Greg Shaw, Piotr Pawel Swiniarski, and David Ralph: The patient with erectile dysfunction Section 10. Genetics and Clinical Pharmacology 10.1: Victoria McKay and Stewart Brown: Genetics 10.2: Christopher Nicholas Floyd and Alexander Carpenter: Clinical pharmacology