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They have taken out the substantive summaries of clinicsl trials from this edition which is a shame, but it still remains the best handbook cardiology text on the market. Please enter your comment! Please enter your name here. Share on Facebook. As a cardiac nurse and future NP i have a library of cardiac books. This is the best cardiology book i have read.

The text is incredibly approachable and detailed. Every pathological disorder is well explained in a way i use to teach my patients and future nurses. Very good book and a incredible resource for cardiology. I am a Cath Lab Tech, cross trained from a radiologic technology background. I chose this book to learn the pathophysiological reasoning for the things we do in the Cath lab. It is plenty in depth for me, but nothing over my head.

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