Professor John Camm qualified in 1971. He worked at Guy's Hospital before working at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. In 1986 he moved to St. George's Hospital Medical School in London as Professor of Clinical Cardiology (British Heart Foundation). Professor Camm was elected the Chairman of Medicine in October 1990, a post rotated from in 1995. He is now the Chairman of the Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences at St. George's University of London. His majorspeciality is cardiac arrhythmias but he is also much involved in clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac pacemakers, risk stratification in post myocardial infarction, heart failure and cardiomyopathy patients. He has a major interest in cardiovascular safety of cardiac and non-cardiac drugs.
John has given over 1500 lectures to national and international audiences, written more than 1000 peer review papers and over 250 detailed reviews. He has authored and edited numerous books.

Professor Thomas Lüscher, Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Cardiology at Zurich
is the new Editor-in-Chief of the European Society of Cardiology flagship peer review journal, European Heart Journal. He has held many successful positions with the ESC including chairing the ESC Working Group on Coronary Circulation, the Congress Programme Committee 2002-3 and has equally been the Vice-President of the ESC Working Groups for two years. He turned to cardiology at 24 after witnessing a case of Sudden Cardiac Death in his father's office, is not only an interventional
cardiologist but also a keen researcher studying the genetics of atherosclerosis in animal models and the role of endothelial as well as inflammatory cells in vascular dysfunction and coronary occlusion. He is involved in multicentre studies looking into the mechanisms of new drugs on vascular dysfunction in
Zurich or stents that attract stem cells as proof-of-concept trials with limited patients.

Patrick W. Serruys is Professor of Interventional Cardiology at the Interuniversity Cardiological Institute of the Netherlands (1988-1998), and the Erasmus University. Since 1980 he has been Director of the Clinical Research Program of the Catheterization Laboratory, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and since 1997 the Head of the Interventional Department, Heartcenter Rotterdam. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and scientific council of the International College of Angiology. He is the author or coauthor of over 1400 papers and editor or coeditor of 32 books, and a member of 14 Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals.

Target group: Cardiology trainees, Cardiology consultants, General physicians/geriatricians

Highly commended in the cardiology section of the British Medical Association Book Awards 2010

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1. The cardiovascular history and physical examination; 2. The electrocardiogram; 3. Choice of imaging techniques; 4. Cardiac ultrasound; 5. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; 6. Cardiovascular computed tomography; 7. Nuclear cardiology; 8. Invasive imaging and haemodynamics; 9. Genetics of cardiovascular diseases; 10. Congenital heart disease in children and adults; 11. Clinical pharmacology of cardiovascular drugs; 12. Prevention of cardiovascular disease; 13. Hypertension; 14. Diabetes Mellitus and metabolic syndrome; 15. Heart and other organs; 16. Acute coronary syndromes; 17. Chronic ischaemic heart disease; 18. Myocardial disease; 19. Pericardial disease; 20. Tumours of the heart; 21. Valvular heart disease; 22. Infective endocarditis; 23. Heart failure; 24. Pulmonary hypertension; 25. Cardiac rehabilitation; 26. Syncope; 27. Bradycardia; 28. Supraventricular tachycardia; 29. Atrial fibrillation; 30. Ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death; 31. Diseases of the aorta and trauma to the aorta and the heart; 32. Sports medicine and certification; 33. Pregnancy and heart disease; 34. Non-cardiac surgery in cardiac patients; 35. Psychological impact and heart disease; 36. Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; 37. Venous thromboembolism; 38. Occupational and regulatory aspects of heart disease

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine has become the definitive reference work for every cardiology trainee, general cardiologist and specialist cardiologist as they develop their core knowledge of the subject.
Based on the Core Curriculum of the European Society of Cardiology,the integrated textbook and online package reflects ESC guidelines, Task Force reports and Scientific statements, to provide the most indicative and relevant evidence-base available.
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Using a clear layout and attractive design, the aim is to make the content easy to assimilate. Full-colour diagrams and simple tables are interspersed throughout to facilitate this. Chapters relating to cardiac imaging, for example echocardiography, computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance and nuclear cardiology, feature extensive full-colour imagery. A video library complements the online material.
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