Cardiology: Clinical Cases Uncovered

How to use this book, viii

List of abbreviations, ix

Part 1 Basics, 1

Basic science, 1

Approach to the patient, 23

Part 2 Cases, 38

Case 1 A 47-year-old man with chest pain, 38

Case 2 A 60-year-old heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver with chest pain, 48

Case 3 An 85-year-old man with collapse, 56

Case 4 A 71-year-old man with exertion chest tightness, 63

Case 5 A 50-year-old man with sudden-onset severe central chest pain, 72

Case 6 A 45-year-old man with chest pain and breathlessness, 77

Case 7 A 34-year-old man with chest pain following a viral illness, 84

Case 8 An 80-year-old woman with acute severe breathlessness, 90

Case 9 A 50-year-old man with exertional breathlessness, 98

Case 10 A 72-year-old woman with breathlessness on exertion, 107

Case 11 A 50-year-old man with a murmur, 112

Case 12 A 30-year-old man with high blood pressure and a heart murmur, 118

Case 13 A 64-year-old man with collapse and a murmur, 124

Case 14 A 34-year-old man with malaise, chest pains and breathlessness, 130

Case 15 A 22-year-old woman with faints, 136

Case 16 A 76-year-old woman with blackouts, 142

Case 17 A 35-year-old woman with palpitations, 148

Case 18 A 42-year-old man with palpitations, 153

Case 19 A 64-year-old man with fatigue and palpitations, 160

Case 20 A 24-year-old man with palpitations, 165

Case 21 A 77-year-old woman with fatigue and bradycardia, 171

Case 22 A 57-year-old man with collapse, 177

Case 23 A 36-year-old woman with a family history of sudden death, 183

Case 24 A 60-year-old man with high blood pressure, 190

Case 25 A 24-year-old woman with visual loss and dysphasia, 196

Case 26 A 59-year-old woman with low blood pressure and breathlessness, 202

Part 3 Self-assessment, 208

MCQs, 208

EMQs, 214

SAQs, 224

Answers, 228

Index of cases by diagnosis, 235

Index, 237