Clinical Cardiology A Disease Specific Approach
Clinical Cardiology A Disease Specific Approach
Achyut Sarkar MD DM (Cardiology) FACC
Professor of Cardiology Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Senior Interventional Cardiologist BM Birla Heart Research Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Clinical Cardiology: A Disease Specific Approach / Achyut Sarkar
First Edition : 2021
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Dr Asima Sarkar for her love and unwavering support without measure
“The whole art of medicine is in observation ”
— William Osler
‘Clinical Cardiology: A Disease Specific Approach’ is my second book, after Bedside Cardiology. The theme is same—A Clinical Approach. Now- a-days, cardiology is synonymous with intervention. Moreover, a reader is more likely to consult the latest journal article from his smartphone rather than to pick up a physical book. Then what is the necessity of a book on clinical cardiology! As Kugler and Verghese commented that the two-dimensional rendering of the patient through imaging occupies us more than the three-dimensional reality of the patient. Thus, we still need to examine the patient at bedside and we still need to read the clinical formulation from a book, as both the patient and as well as the book are three-dimensional!
Achyut Sarkar
Acknowledgments
I wish to thank M/S Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi for whom the creation of this book has become possible. I thank my late mother and father. Their memories are still great inspiration. I thank my daughter, Parnisha, my son Arjab, and my son-in-law Baishakh. Their academic aptitude has always been encouraging to me. And Dr Asima Sarkar, my wife, who is a great blessing in my life. She has sacrificed her invaluable professional time and supported my academic activities. I thank her with immense gratitude.