Cardiology: An Illustrated Colour Text is an innovative new textbook for students and trainees providing a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles and practice of Cardiology. The subject is divided up into a series of two-page 'learning units', each covering a particular aspect of Cardiology and featuring full colour line diagrams, clinical photographs and radiological images. The text provides a detailed overview of the subject including: basic anatomy and physiology; investigations in cardiology, common and important diseases of the heart and vasculature, and a special section on routine cardiological consultations, such as chest pain and breathlessness.