Cardiology books

Giant cell (temporal) arteritis (GCA) is characterized by a granulomatous inflammatory reaction that penetrates all layers of the wall of medium- to large-sized arteries.
 

Persistence of inflammatory activity in giant cell arteritis

The twin topics of this book, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA), account for the commonest causes for long-term steroid treatment in the community.
 

Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has been proposed as an alternative to surgery and is rapidly becoming the preferred treatment for carotid stenosis.

There is a new chapter devoted to electrocardiography. There are many basic books available for those beginning to learn about ECG interpretation. We have not tried to reproduce these but rather to provide a text for those with some basic knowledge that puts ECGs into their clinical context.

Left ventricular hypertrophy is a highly important risk factor associated with major cardiovascular events, including symptomatic heart failure.