Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review [Hardcover]

Joseph G. Murphy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781723264 | ISBN-13: 978-0781723268 | Publication Date: October 6, 1999 | Edition: Second

The best cardiology book just got better! The Second Edition of the Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review--the leading text for cardiology examination preparation--is now thoroughly revised and updated. It covers every area tested in current certification and recertification exams and is written in a reader-friendly format, with teaching points, practical hints about the test, and 500 new multiple-choice questions. This edition features 14 new cardiac pharmacology chapters, more electrocardiographic tracings, and miniatlases of electrophysiology tracings, angiographic images, and hemodynamic tracings. Key examination points throughout the book are bulleted or highlighted in boxes. Numerous examination-oriented tables help the reader organize and retain information.This text is a must-buy for all serious cardiology examination candidates. This textbook also serves as the syllabus for the Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Review Course--the number one attended cardiology examination preparation course worldwide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (October 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781723264
• ISBN-13: 978-0781723268
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook for Membership Examinations, December 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review (Hardcover)

This book really blew me away. It is the best cardiology book I have read. All the major trials are summarized. The multiple choice questions are great. This book covers all the cardiology you will need to know for membership exams. It is a pity there is not an English cardiology textbook as good as this. Congratulations to the authors.

22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than others, November 6, 2003

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Imran Virk MD (East Lansing, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review (Hardcover)

Unfortunately, there is a dearth of "cardiology-review books", especially when it comes to ABIM Cardiology Boards preparation. There is NOT a single review book written keeping in mind that it has be used ONLY for ABIM cardiology boards. This book at least tries to achieve this goal, but does a mediocre job. It has many expert academicians as its authors; agreed; but it did not achieve its primary goal. Do you any better choices, unfortunately NOT.

The primary goal of a review book is to remain focused, cut the extra fat and present to it readers "only the needed facts". In medical academia, there are three levels of books, in my humble opinion. FIRST, the standard texts, which are written primarily for the thorough discussion of the disease and serve as reference books, in cardiology its example will be Hurst's textbook. SECOND, the review books, which are primarily written to pass the exams and it assumes that the reader has the basic understanding of the subject. THIRD, the in-between books which claim to be review books but goes beyond the "call of duty" and starts explaining pathophysiology and unrelated material which is extremely redundant approach for a review book.

Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review 2nd Ed belongs to third category. But then why it is popular and why I am reading it, moreover why I am writing such an extensive review? Because, we don't have any decent book for second category, so this is the logical choice till someone writes a better review-book (a real review book, not 1381 paged book). I hope that while writing the third edition Joseph G. Murphy MD keeps in mind that this is a "REVIEW BOOK" not a "TEXTBOOK"!

Imran S. Virk MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Department of Internal Medicine
Michigan State University, East Lansing

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent, November 29, 2001

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Dr. Salomon Fermon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mayo Clinic Cardiology Review (Hardcover)

Excelent book. Very well ilustrated, the information is concise but complete, it have clinical cases, and very beautiful pictures. Very useful book.