The first Edition of 25 Landmark Trials in Cardiology was created in 2005-06 in response to voiced frustrations among junior medicine, cardiology and off-service residents rotating through cardiology as well as non-cardiologist physicians who were overwhelmed by the sheer number of cardiology trials. After repeated requests for references of "just the important trials" or "just the trials that changed practice", we compiled a user-friendly quick-reference guide of the 25-30 studies that had the biggest impact on clinical practice across the breadth of cardiovascular medicine. With each new addition of the resource, we continue to comb through the cardiovascular literature for robust trials that consolidate mature lines of evidence and ultimately persuade us to change practice. The unique feature of the resource is its Perspectives section that explains the study and its context. We hope this resource will be a useful and relevant companion to you.

AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult is the perfect source of fast, reliable guidance on diagnosis and management of both common and rare cardiovascular problems. This latest update is based on the 3rd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Key Features

• It covers more than 170 problems, diseases, syndromes, and chief complaints in the popular, easy-to-read, which includes basic information, diagnosis, treatment, medication, follow-up, ICD-9 codes and patient teaching information
• Thoroughly updated edition includes additional topics covering exercise and the heart, coronary arteries from opposite sinus, and perioperative cardiac care for noncardiac surgery along with updated references
• Additional topics including exercise and the heart, coronary arteries from the opposite sinus, and perioperative cardiac care for noncardiac surgery
• AHA input ensures accuracy
• Alphabetical order of entries provides rapid access to information

The consummate guide to cardiac pacing and defibrillator therapy in a clinical setting

Cardiac Pacing and ICDs is designed to provide clinicians and fellows with a complete, up-to-date breakdown of current device therapies for pacing and defibrillation, Cardiac Pacing and ICDs reflects the latest developments in the device treatment of heart rhythm abnormalities. Topics ranging from essential principals to new and innovative techniques are explored in focused chapters, illustrated with full-color images, charts, and diagrams. Addressing every aspect of permanent and temporary pacing and defibrillation therapy, this invaluable resource covers patient indications, pacing mode selection, implantation and removal techniques, troubleshooting, and much more.

The seventh edition has been expanded and revised to enable clear and practical understanding of the field as it exists today. Drawing upon real-world experience and cutting-edge research, it offers accessible, systematic guidance with a clinical focus, as well as a wealth of bitesize tips and tricks.

KEY FEATURES

• Provides an intuitive, easy-to-navigate guide to cardiac pacing techniques and devices
• Explains pacing hemodynamics in practical, clinically relevant terms
• Features simple algorithms for mode selection and device programming
• Offers details of novel pacing systems and techniques, such as leadless pacemaker and His bundle pacing.
• Covers pacemaker timing cycles, special features, and evaluation and management of pacing system malfunctions
• Summarizes indications and details implantation techniques of ICDs, including transvenous and subcutaneous systems
• Includes best practices in MRI safety, patient consultation, and remote patient follow-up
• Cardiac Pacing and ICDs is an ideal resource for clinicians and fellows in cardiology and electrophysiology, those preparing for the IHRBE Examination in Devices, and any nurses, technicians, and other professionals caring for patients with implantable cardiac devices.

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Skyscape Cardiology Constellation is a dynamic, customizable solution that seamlessly integrates the most popular, trusted resources and tools into one comprehensive suite for your mobile device.

Make Cardiology Constellation your gateway to a universe of medical information.

Key Benefits

• Core set of essential, trusted resources combined in one convenient package
• All resources link together using Skyscape’s SmartLink™ to form one comprehensive knowledge base and support your natural thought process
• You can tailor the information to your needs, by choosing additional resources from Skyscape's growing portfolio
• With Skyscape's SmartLink, both the core as well as your additions operate in a single, intuitive environment that supports "natural thought flow"

Skyscape Cardiology Constellation includes

Diseases & Diagnosis References

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Cardiology : A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential knowledge needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease. . MobileDDx™ - Differential Diagnosis Tool: Choose to explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases only, or search across all topics. For example, if you wish to review the causes of a patient's chief complaint, simply select the symptom or sign from the main index.

Drug Information

Dr. Drugs Drug Guide for Physicians: Delivers all of the information you need to administer medications safely across the lifespan—well-organized monographs for hundreds of generic and thousands of trade-name drugs.

Lab & Diagnostic Tests Reference

Skyscape Labs™: Specifically developed for use on mobile devices, with a consistent and intuitive format. Healthcare providers will be able to rapidly obtain a description of the test; understand its clinical utility; and see what a high or low value might mean.

Coding Tool & Guidelines

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification: Based on the World Health Organization's Tenth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). ICD-10-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States.

Medical Calculators

Skyscape Clinical Calculator PLUS™: Medical Calculator that includes tools such as peak flow, narcotic equivalence, pregnancy dating, syncope rules, over 200 preprogrammed formulas, rules and scoring systems.

News & Information

MedBeats - Skyscape Medical Alerts: Service that delivers in-context and specialty focused journal summaries, trial results, breaking clinical news, drug alerts and information right to your mobile device.

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• AHA Clinical Cardiac Consult
• The Washington Manual® Cardiology Subspecialty Consult
• 25 Landmark Trials in Cardiology
• Evidence Based Medicine Guidelines Cardiovascular Disease
• Cochrane Heart Group

This highly focused, user-friendly question-and-answer resource is geared specifically to candidates taking the Cardiovascular Boards and the Cardiovascular section of the Internal Medicine Boards, whether for initial certification or for recertification.

Cardiology Intensive Board Review Question Book contains over 700 questions with answers, focusing on the specific areas tested. Topic distribution reflects the actual percentage of coverage for each subject area on the exam to ensure highly targeted, high-yield preparation. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features

• New sections on peripheral vascular disease, cardiac imaging, and electrocardiograms
• Questions are based on patient-oriented scenarios to mimic the Boards
• The electrophysiology sections have been completely revised and include more tracings
• Sections on heart failure, coronary artery disease, and STEMI treatment have been significantly revised to reflect current American Heart Association-American College of Cardiology guidelines
• The intuitive, easy-to-navigate program allows movement within topics with a single touch

Get the vital basics of cardiovascular care, with the expert direction and clear-cut images of the freshly updated Cardiovascular Care Made Incredibly Visual! ™, 3rd Edition.

Let this colorful, down-to-earth text guide you smoothly through essential skills, concepts, and equipment how-to’s, including physical assessments, diagnostic tests, cardiac monitoring, and handling emergencies and complications. Get ready for success in both the classroom and with patient care; the clear explanations, Incredibly Visual ™ humor, and numerous illustrations make this the enjoyable way to learn positive, effective cardiac care.

Master the fundamental concepts, skills, and processes of cardiac care … NEW and updated guidance on the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) algorithms, with step-by-step direction on handling emergency situations

NEW end-of-chapter selected readings that support evidence-based learning Hundreds of colorful images that bring complex cardiovascular care concepts to life —drawings, charts, photos, and diagrams explaining and reinforcing key cardiovascular concepts in easy-to-follow ways

Ideal reference and review for nursing students, new nurses, and other healthcare practitioners —detailed visuals and clear, concise explanations to help you master cardiovascular anatomy, and physiology and effective treatments and interventions Perfect for visual learners —numerous images that demonstrate skills and interventions in easy-to-follow ways, including:

• Essential cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
• Physical assessment techniques
• Diagnostic tests
• Common disorders
• ECG interpretation, including rhythm strip analysis, the 8-step method, and arrhythmias
• Cardiac monitoring methods, including handling monitor problems
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Handling complications
• Treatments and interventions
• Emergency procedures
• Excellent teaching aid—visual, step-by-step instruction applied to real-life patient care scenarios, backed by expert clinical tips
• Perfect supplement to medical-surgical texts on cardiovascular care, clarifying complex concepts

Chapter features:

• Just the facts —quick summary of chapter content
• Vision Quest —End-of-Chapter games that help you match words, concepts, and photos to reinforce key learning points
• “Nurse Joy and Jake” —Practical advice and expert insights offered throughout
• Memory jogger —simple techniques for remembering vital information

The most focused, comprehensive, and easy-to-use PDA compatible tool, covering everything from syndromes and symptoms to diagnosis and treatment for all areas of cardiology.

This information-packed quick resource is perfect for busy clinicians who don't have the time to consult with large resources or online databases that are too comprehensive for their immediate treatment needs. Current Consult: Cardiology is designed to provide rapid, efficient access to the exact information you need when you only have a few minutes to review a topic. It is a single-source resource for use in the clinical setting. This latest update is based on the 1st edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features:

• The Differential Diagnosis section is a unique index and valuable feature that groups disease topics according to related signs, symptoms, and patient presentations.
• Offers differential diagnoses for patient evaluation, along with an immediate connection to the appropriate disorders.
• A-Z Diagnosis and Treatment section presents carefully selected information on cardiovascular topics.
• Perfect as a resource when a rapid review of practical points is needed
• Each disease entry in the A-Z section highlights
  • Key Features, including Essentials of Diagnosis
  • Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Evaluation, including Imaging Studies
  • Ongoing Management, including Complications and Prognosis
  • Treatment, such as Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, and Surgery
• Useful and handy resource, providing the guidance that you need - when you need it - to enhance the care of your patients.

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Cardiology - A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential knowledge needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular disease

Key Features

• 37 chapters cover the major disease entities and therapeutic challenges in cardiology today
• Chapters on major management issues such as pregnancy and heart disease, the use of anticoagulants in heart disease, and the perioperative evaluation of heart disease patients
• Each chapter written by experts in that area, without losing the readability or coherence found in single-author texts
• Logically organized into six sections: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Valvular Disease, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, and Systemic Disease and the Heart
• NEW MATERIAL on the latest hypertension guidelines, new therapies for dyslipidemia management, new oral anticoagulants, and new antiplatelet and antithrombotic drugs
• Organized for speed, ease of use, and clinical functionality
• An essential quick reference for experienced physicians in the clinic or on the ward, cardiology fellows, students and residents, nurses, technicians, and other health care staff who provide care for the cardiology patient
• More than 200 illustrations, including ECGs, imaging studies, drawings, graphs and charts
• Emphasis on must know information makes it perfect for board review

This invaluable resource will teach you the basics of interpreting ECG rhythms and will prepare you for taking the next step toward fluency.

This is the resource you need to understand the basic concepts of ECG, to develop your ability to identify rhythms (especially life-threatening ones), and to learn the appropriate response to patients with life-threatening rhythms.

Key Features

• Discusses the basics of electrophysiology
• Covers 1 to 12 leads
• Reviews ECG wave form characteristics to facilitate identification
• Contains numerous "perfect" ECG strips integrated in the didactic sections as examples
• Provides a workbook component of 30 "real world" ECG strips at the end of each rhythm chapter
• Presents all 675 ECG strips in standardized 6-second format to facilitate analysis and measurement
• Includes a 200-strip, self-administered comprehensive test.

EBM Guidelines is a unique, concise and easy-to-use collection of clinical guidelines for primary care combined with the best available evidence. Continuously updated EBM Guidelines follows the latest developments in clinical medicine and brings evidence into practice. The collection is the key source of practical information for primary care and a powerful tool reflecting real clinical experience

Key Features: 

• Concise primary care practice guidelines covering a wide range of medical conditions. Both diagnosis and treatment are included.
• High-quality evidence summaries supporting the given recommendations - a specific feature of the guidelines is the use of evidence codes (graded from A where strong evidence exists and further research is unlikely to change the conclusion, to D where the evidence is weak and the estimate of effect is uncertain)
• A library of high-quality photographs and images of all common and many rare dermatological conditions, electrocardiograms and eye pictures.
• The strength of evidence is graded from A-D making this title a quick and easy reference whenever and wherever you need it!
• Developed by over 300 experienced general practitioners and specialists worldwide
• An expanding collection of videos (currently over 60), showing clinical examinations and procedures, and ultrasonographic examinations
• Audio samples linked to articles, including descriptions of pulmonary diseases and heart murmurs in children
• Tools for the calculation of e.g. peak expiratory flow rate variation, body mass index and LDL cholesterol
• Provides physicians with fast and easy access to practice guidelines based on the best available research evidence
• Includes both diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines, and recommendations on diagnostic tests and drug dosage
• Presented in a user-friendly format with self-contained topics based on clinical subjects
• Clear and concise explanations of all available evidence results in the guideline for treatment
• Assumes no prior knowledge of EBM or statistics - all the work of searching and appraisal has been done for you!

Only the essential information needed to diagnose and manage patients with cardiac diseases. Summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of 200 cardiac diseases, each reviewed with discussion of the only the most pertinent information including: differential diagnosis, treatment, and a clinical pearl.

Features

• In-a-nutshell information on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases and disorders
• Quick navigation for easy access
• Covers ambulatory and inpatient medicine
• Includes ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and other common conditions
• A must for medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and general and family practitioners

With Skyscape's patented smARTlink™ technology, CardioDxTx™ can easily cross-index with other ACCF clinical practice support titles and additional reference titles by Skyscape to provide a powerful and integrated source of clinical information that you can carry with you wherever you go!

Swanton's Cardiology A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice is a highly practical, user-friendly resource and learning information which will be of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. This invaluable resource has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations. This is an ideal resource for the young consultant cardiologist, trainee cardiology registrar, senior staff nurse or scientific officer.

Medical students will find much of value here with information packed in a didactic style, together with helpful lists and tables. This latest update is based on the 6th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features

• New section on pregnancy in patients with heart disease.
• Many sections have been extensively revised, and in particular those on the cardiomyopathies, coronary disease, heart failure, echocardiography and the heart in systemic disease.
• A summary of the "At a Glance Guide" for driving in the UK for patients with heart disease is now included in appendix Driving and Cardiovascular Disease in the UK.
• Sections on congenital heart disease, pacing and cardiac investigations which fill any gaps in doctors' and nurses' clinical course.
• Well referenced with respect to the latest landmark clinical trials.
• Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered in clinical cardiology.
• Provides practical help to doctors, nurses and cardiac scientific officers confronted by typical management problems in the cardiac patient.

Packed with information, The Washington Manual: Cardiology Subspecialty Consult, 3rd Edition places the field of cardiovascular disease at your fingertips. Designed for the busy practitioner, student, or resident, this edition captures cardiology’s latest findings and treatments in an easy-to-read format. In a fast-advancing field that welcomes new biomedical discoveries and novel therapeutics, this resource delivers top treatment recommendations for your patients. If you’re a busy clinician committed to exceptional, cost-effective patient care, The Washington Manual: Cardiology Subspecialty Consult is the guide for you.

Key Features

• NEW chapters on the physical exam, heart failure, preserved ejection fraction, and cardiovascular diseases in special populations
• Guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology
• End-of-chapter journal and online references
• Maximum readability with diagrams, flow charts, bullet-point lists, bold faced call-outs, and mnemonics

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Pulmonology Subspecialty Consult, 2nd Edition, provides quick access to the essential information needed to evaluate patients on a subspecialty consult service. This edition offers state-of-the-art content on the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of common acute and chronic lung diseases, including coverage of advancing technologies and therapeutics. Ideal for fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on pulmonology subspecialty services, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers.

Key Features

• Thoroughly revised to include expanded diagnostic testing and therapies for pulmonary diseases.
• A reorganized, templated format throughout ensures that you can find what you need quickly and easily.
• Comprehensive coverage of asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary infections, lung transplantation, sleep-disordered breathing, and other common pulmonary conditions provides practical clinical information to diagnose and treat a variety of patients.
• Symptoms, signs, and problems encountered in daily practice are presented in a quick-reference bulleted format.
• Updated references are provided for readers who would like additional information on a particular topic.
• Written by fellows and junior faculty from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to effectively address real-life clinical experiences.

An ideal resource designed to provide a complete echocardiography consultation in an easy, fast, and succinct manner. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Ultimate Echo Guide, is very useful while preparing for the echo boards, or as a practical tool for teaching/speaker conferences.

Key Features

• Comprise essential information for a range of commonly encountered pathologies
• Description of each echo technique (M-mode, 2-D, Doppler TTE, and TEE) include best imaging planes, diagnostic methods, diagnostic formulas, key diagnostic features, data on accuracy and prognosis, and alerts to potential pitfalls
• Newly added topic on Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, new comparison tables and figure for findings from TTE and TEE, and additional color images
• Concise, straightforward text with bullet points allows you to access key information at a glance—a great time-saver for the busy clinician
• Specific applications address the use of echo in the pregnant patient, echo parameters of poor prognosis, echo parameters indicating surgical and non-surgical intervention, intraoperative echo, and follow-up
• Informative text and tables with summary information for up-to-date appropriateness criteria (by ASE guidelines), diagnostic methods and criteria, diagnostic accuracy, disease stratification, prognostic indicators, parameters indicating surgical or non-surgical intervention, and follow-up
• Practical content concentrating on information needed for daily or routine echocardiographic performance and interpretation