1: The Basics.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Basic Anatomy.- 1.3 Physiological models.- 1.4 Electrophysiology.- 2: Cardiac Drugs.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Hazards, safety and effectiveness.- 2.3 Sorting out the drugs.- 3: The Diagnostic Process.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Clinical history.- 3.3 Sorting out the symptoms.- 3.4 Examination.- 3.5 Electrocardiology.- 3.6 Pathology tests and chest X-rays.- 4: Cardiac Disease.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Ischaemic heart disease.- 4.3 Heart failure.- 4.4 Essential hypertension.- 4.5 Arrhythmias.- 4.6 Valvular disease.- 4.7 Congenital heart disease.- 4.8 Bacterial endocarditis.- 4.9 Cardiomyopathies.- 4.10 Pulmonary embolism.- 4.11 Pregnancy.- 4.12 Care of the patient dying of heart disease.- 5: The Role of General Practice.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Risk factors and prevention.- 5.3 The role of the Primary Health Care Team.- Further reading.
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