Table of Contents
Preface, vii
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
