Full Description
Everything you need to know to pass the European Exam in Core Cardiology (EECC) is in this book. Based on the bestselling MCQs for Cardiology Knowledge Based Assessment this new resource has been fully updated and refreshed to reflect the ESC core curriculum for cardiology.
It contains over 700 multiple choice questions with detailed explanations and links to related ESC guidelines for further reading. Providing a thorough assessment of the reader's knowledge, each chapter has been carefully mapped to the curriculum allowing for focused revision. Written by a team of cardiology registrars and experienced consultants, this resource has been cleverly designed to give you hands-on experience of the level and type of questions you can expect in the exam, as well as high-quality, concise answers possible under time constraints.
Complete and comprehensive, MCQs for the European Exam in Core Cardiology is the ideal companion for cardiology trainees preparing to sit this high-stakes exam, as well as a valuable reference for practising cardiologists.
Contents
Section 1. Imaging
1.1: Luigi P. Badano, Elena Surkova, Denisa Muraru, Chiara Palermo, and Patriza Aruta: Echocardiography
1.2: Jonathan Rodrigues and Benjamin Hudson: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
1.3: Jonathan Rodrigues and Benjamin Hudson: Cardiac computed tomography
1.4: Nik Sabharwal and Katharine Thomas: Nuclear techniques
Section 2. Coronary Artery Disease
2.1: Mark Mariathas, Phillip Freeman, Majd Protty, and Flo Mouy: Acute coronary syndrome
2.2: Gemina Doolub, Sri Raveen Kandan, Phillip Freeman, and Majd Protty: Chronic coronary syndrome
2.3: Dan McKenzie and Paul Brady: Cardiac catheterisation
Section 3. Valvular Heart Disease
3.1: Sarah Hudson and Richard Baker: Valvular heart disease
3.2: Bernard Prendergast, Joanna Abramik, and James Tomlinson: Infective endocarditis
Section 4. Rhythm disorders
4.1: S M Afzal Sohaib, Mark Elliott, Vishal S Mehta, and Adam Graham: The electrocardiogram
4.2: Boon Lim, Patricia Taraborrelli, and Dimitrios Panagopoulos: Transient loss consciousness
4.3: Kim Rajappan and Dan Raine: Atrial fibrillation and flutter
4.4: Richard Bond and Howell Williams: Arrhythmias and implantable cardiac devices
Section 5. Heart Failure
5.1: Andrew Clark and Abdul Hameed: Heart failure syndromes
5.2: Angus Nightingale, Eva Sammut, and Rhian Richardson: Cardiomyopthies
5.3: Nav Masani and Abbas Zaidi: Pericardial disease
5.4: Arjun Ghosh: Cardio-oncology and cardiac tumours
Section 6. Acute Cardiovascular Care
6.1: Ben Gibbinson and Ursula McHugh: Acute cardiovascular care
6.2: Richard Bond and Stewart Brown: Cardiac arrest, resuscitation and sudden cardiac death
Section 7. Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sport
7.1: Joyee Basu and Daniel X Augustine: Sports cardiology
7.2: Oliver Watkinson and David Murphy: Primary prevention and dyslipidaemia
7.3: Tim Fairbairn and James Redfern: Arterial hypertension
7.4: Mimi Z. Chen and Konstantinos Gkastaris: Diabetes
7.5: Dimitra Nikoletou: Cardiac rehabilitation
Section 8. Cardiac Patients in Other Settings
8.1: David Wilson: Aortic disease and trauma to the aorta or heart
8.2: Marcus Brooks and Mahim Qureshi: Peripheral artery disease
8.3: Jay Suntharalingam and James Harper: Thromboembolic disease
8.4: Gerry Coghlan and Hossam Fayed: Pulmonary hypertension
8.5: Graham Stuart and Victoria North: Adult congenital heart disease
8.6: Stephanie Curtis: Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy
Section 9. Cardiological Consultation
9.1: James Rosengarten and Hiten Patel: The patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery
9.2: James Choulerton and Helen Sims: The patient with neurological symptoms
9.3: Diana Vassallo and Dimitrios Poulikakos: The patient with chronic kidney disease
9.4: Patrick Murphy and Georgios Kaltsakas: The patient with pulmonary disease
9.5: John D Pauling and Lesley-Anne Bissell: The patient with rheumatic disorders
Section 10. Genetics and Clinical Pharmacology
10.1: Victoria McKay and Stewart Brown: Genetics
10.2: Christopher Nicholas Floyd and Alexander Carpenter: Clinical pharmacology
