Cardiovascular English

This book is the fourth manual of a series of medical English books aimed at medical specialists. It is an introduction to cardiological English and intends to help all those who need to use professional English but do not speak it on a day-to-day basis. The multiplicity of cardiological tests and therapeutical procedures demands a sound knowledge of cardiovascular English and can be extremely demanding for non-native English speaking cardiologists, cardiology residents, nurses, and medical students. TOC:Methodological Approach to Cardiological English.- Cardiological Grammar.- Cardiological Scientific Literature: Writing an Article.- Letters to Editors of Cardiological Journals.- Attending an International Cardiological Course.- Giving a Cardiological Talk.- Chairing a Cardiological Session.- Usual Mistakes Made by Cardiologists Speaking and Writing in English.- Latin and Greek Terminology.- Acronyms and Abbreviations.- The Cardiovascular Clinical History.- Cardiovascular Examination.- Prescribing Medication.- Non Invasive Cardiac Imaging.- Invasive Cardiac Imaging. The Cath Lab.- The Electrocardiogram Interpretation.- Heart Transplantation.- The Clinical Session.- On Call.- Conversation Guide.