The Thieme QandA Specialty Reviews come in a question and answer format: thought provoking questions on the right and detailed answers on the following left page, with superb color illustrations throughout. Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world, and cardiovascular research had led to new perspectives and techniques in managing this significant helathcare concern. Now in an updated second edition, CARDIOLOGY covers all new diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, as well as the latest MRI and echocardiographic techniques. The convenient-sized book presents 225 short cases, in the form of multi-part questions with detailed integrated answers, plus photographs of clinical conditions, gross and microscopic pathology, anatomical and functional cardiac imaging, electrocardiography, pressure traces and line drawings. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers from young hospital doctors preparing for higher qualifications in cardiology and internal medicine, to established physicians stimulated by a problem-oriented review of their subjects.