BMJ Clinical Review: Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine (BMJ Clinical Review Series)

This volume presents a range of articles discussing significant issues in contemporary cardiology and respiratory medicine. Among the topics covered are; preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in young competitive athletes, the investigation and management of congestive heart failure, inherited cardiomyopathies, resistant hypertension, the diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension, difficult to treat asthmatic conditions in adults, sarcoidosis and an overview of how asbestos exposure affects the lungs.