Synopsis of Cardiac Physical Diagnosis

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Advances in Atria1 Peptide Research (American Society of Hypertension Symposium Series Vol 2) Editors: Barry M. Brenner and John H. Laragh Raven Press, New York, 1988; 621 pp.; $175.00; ISBN o-88167-405-2

of Cardiac Physical Diagnosis” in 1987. This reduction in size is said to allow for convenience, portability and, of necessity, limits superfluous detail. The book itself is divided into two sections, the first of which constitutes a systematic approach to examination of the cardiovascular

This derived from manuscripts of the Second World Congress of Biologically Active Atria1 Peptides held in New York in 1987. It is an extremely well presented text. Its content is comprehensive,

cardiovascular physiology is featured throughout and is correlated with the described physical signs of haemodynamic and structural abnormalities.

reference cardiologists National Heart and Lung Institute London, U.K.

for rapid reference.

Michael Burch

Synopsis of Cardiac Physical Diagnosis Jonathan Abrams Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia/London, pp.; $11.97; ISBN O-8121-1182-6

1989; 253

This short book is a revised and abbreviated derivative of the author’s previous work published as “Essentials

comprehensible to cardiovascular

form. Its repeated