“No book is complete in its presentation of facts. This is not a text book and hence many systems have not been elaborated. Main focus has been given on history analysis and clinical examination to pick up a prompt clinical diagnosis with the help of bedside tools like ECG, Chest Xray and Echocardiography. There may be variation of opinions about the methods of examination and some concepts. Readers are requested to give their valuable suggestions to improve the contents of the book and to make it more reader friendly.
The book is titled as “Bedside approach to clinical cardiology". The real problem in evaluating clinical history for cardiac cases has been observed by the author during his long clinical work experience of 36 years. As such the heart ailments are on the rise globally. India shares most young population with this disease. Hence each and every clinician should have basic knowledge in clinical cardiology to address these cases at the bedside. This book comprises the very basic art of history taking, its critical analysis, coordination of symptoms with the hypothesized heart disease and their immediate management at the bedside itself. This book has unique presentation of some case studies and intra-cardiac devices like pacemakers, ICD and CRT-D.As of now no clinical method book in cardiology contains such a large spectrum for a complete solution of cardiac cases at the bedside. This book has been targeted for undergraduates, post graduates of MD medicine, DM cardiology and clinicians practicing medicine and cardiology including the internees.”
