Crash Course Cardiovascular System, 4 Rev ed.

The (printed) ‘Updated Edition’ now comes with added value access to the complete, downloadable eBook version via Student Consult.  Search, read and revise whilst on the move and use the interactive self-assessment to test your understanding.  Crash Course - a more flexible, practical learning package than ever before.

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A winning formula now for over 15 years, each series volume has been fine tuned and fully updated, with an improved layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior medical students or recent graduates - those who have just been in the exam situation - with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert faculty advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Commencing with 'Learning Objectives', every chapter guides you succinctly through the topic, giving full coverage of the curriculum whilst avoiding unnecessary and often confusing detail.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the western world and a common cause of hospital admission. This highly accessible guide to the cardiovascular system highlights all the essential information to provide an invaluable foundation for application to clinical practice in this most fundamental of medical specialties.

Part I: Basic medical science 1. Overview of the cardiovascular system 2. Anatomy, histology and development of the cardiovascular system

3. Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia

4. The cardiac cycle and control of cardiac output

5. Haemodynamics and vascular function 6. Integrated control of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular reflexes 7. Atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease 8. Heart failure, myocardial and pericardial disease

9. Vascular disease

10. Basic history and examination of the cardiovascular system

Part II: Self-assessment SBAs  EMQs

OSCEs