Books

Cardiac Surgery

Kirklin/Barratt-Boyes Cardiac Surgery, third edition*

• Author(s): Nicholas Kouchoukos MD, Eugene Blackstone, MD, Donald Doty, MD, Frank Hanley, MD, Robert Karp, MD
• ©2003 Churchill Livingstone
• The definitive textbook in both adult and pediatric cardiac surgery is back—updated and revised in a new, 3rd Edition! It thoroughly covers the full range of new and classic surgical procedures and presents the up-to-date clinical evidence practitioners need to make effective management decisions.
• Also available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble

Cardiology

900 Questions: An Interventional Cardiology Board Review*

• Author(s): Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, Leslie Cho, MD, FACC, David J Moliterno, MD
• ©2006 Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
• This question and answer review book is geared toward interventional cardiology board candidates.
• Also available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble

The Cardiology Intensive Board Review Question Book, second edition*

• Author(s): Leslie Cho, MD, FACC, Brian P Griffin, MD, FACC, Eric J Topol, MD, FACC
• ©2008 Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
• This question and answer review book is geared toward candidates taking the Cardiovascular Boards and the Cardiovascular section of the Internal Medicine Boards.
• Also available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble

Electrophysiology

Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy, 3rd Edition*

• Author(s): Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, G. Neal Kay, MD and Chu Pak Lau
• ©2007 W. B. Saunders
• This 3rd edition presents cutting-edge standards of pacing and defibrillation to keep you at the forefront of this rapidly expanding field. You'll find coverage of all the new devices and management strategies you need to solve a full range of clinical problems using today's best approaches.

Device Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure*

• Author(s): Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD and G. Neal Kay, MD
• ©2003 W. B. Saunders
• International authorities discuss virtually every aspect of cardiac pacing and pacemakers in the Second Edition of this comprehensive reference, including temporary cardiac pacing, antitachycardia pacing, new indications for cardiac pacing, complications of cardiac pacing, and interference with cardiac pacing. Clinically focused and practical, it contains essential information for anyone with patients with pacemakers and offers valuable information not available in any other text! This edition is completely revised and updated to reflect the latest information.

Interactive Electrocardiography CD-ROM with Workbook Softbound*

• Authors(s): Curtis M. Rimmerman MD, Anil K. Jain MD
• ©2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• This updated CD-ROM/workbook package provides a thorough, interactive tutorial on electrocardiogram interpretation and a comprehensive, easily navigable reference library of common and uncommon electrocardiograms. The CD-ROM, updated to the Flash platform, contains 630 ECGs grouped into three levels of complexity: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Each tracing is labeled with color-coded annotation arrows and accompanied by a clinical history, interpretation, and list of diagnostic keywords. The keywords can be used for quick searches when retrieving examples of specific electrocardiogram findings and diagnoses. At the end of each level are 10 non-disclosed tracings with multiple-choice questions.

Heart Failure

Device Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure* – See above under Electrophysiology

Invasive Cardiology

Invasive Cardiology: A Manual for Cath Lab Personnel, Second Edition*

• Author(s): Sandy Watson, RN, BSN, Kenneth A. Gorski, RN, RCIS, FSICP
• ©2005 Physicians Press
• The first and only book written specifically by and for nurses and technicians. Topics include ECG interpretation, intracardiac pressure measurement, radiography, intracoronary Doppler, intravascular ultrasound, duties of technical staff, angiography and cardiac catheterization, PTCA, stents, atherectomy, laser, nursing care, valvuloplasty and balloon pericardiotomy, electrophysiology, cardiac pacing, endomyocardial biopsy, foreign body retrieval, pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiac pharmacology, and cath lab emergencies.

Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Disease, Second Edition *

• Author: Lincoff, A. Michael
• ©2003 Humana Press
• This substantially revised second edition contains new chapters on the role of GPIIb/IIIa blockade during acute coronary syndromes or with fibrinolytic therapy during acute myocardial infarctions, and updated and expanded information on the latest trials of GP IIb/IIIa inhibition during percutaneous coronary intervention. Additional improvements include a new chapter on outcomes with chronic oral GP IIb/IIIa blockade following acute coronary syndromes, discussion of GPIIb/IIIa blockade with other platelet and thrombin inhibitors, and a review of the potential effects beyond inhibition of platelet aggregation.

General Medical Topics

Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine *

• Author: Stoller, JK, Michota, MA, Mandell BF (eds)
• ©2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition
• The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine offers a thorough preparation for board certification and recertification exams in internal medicine. It is written by Cleveland Clinic faculty and serves as the syllabus for the Cleveland Clinic's internal medicine board review course. Book includes a mock board exam containing over 200 multiple-choice questions appears at the end of the book. A companion offers additional questions.
• Also available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble

Current Clinical Medicine 2009: Expert Consult Premium Edition - enhanced Online Features and Print (no image available)

• Author: Cleveland Clinic. Carey WD (ed)
• ©2008 W.B. Saunders
• Book and website package gives you concise clinical information. Includes a regularly updated website with all of the content of the book, fully searchable with downloadable images.
• Also available at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble

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