In this textbook, basic aspects of the cardiovascular system in health and disease are described in relation to a series of 30 case descriptions. This style of presentation mirrors that required for the new medical curriculum, as recommended by the General Medical Council. The clinical relevance of preclinical knowledge is immediately made apparent to the student by its description as applied to the clinical cases.

Contents:

• Patient Oriented Teaching
• Cardiac Arrest
• Intermittent Cardiac Arrest
• Acute Left Ventricular Failure
• Chronic Left Ventricular Failure
• Oedema (2 Cases)
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
• Non-cardiac Chest Pain
• Stable Angina
• Unstable Angina
• Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Ventricular Arrhythmia
• Junctional Arrhythmia
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Mitral Stenosis
• Mitral Prolapse and Regurgitation
• Aortic Valve Disease and Infective Endocarditis
• Pulmonary Stenosis
• Atrial Septal Defect
• Ventricular Septal Defect
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Systolic Hypertension
• Hypertension in Youth — Aortic Coarctation
• Secondary Hypertension
• Primary Hypertension
• Malignant Hypertension
• Varicose Veins, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
• Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion