Now In Its Third Edition, Pathophysiology Of Heart Disease Is A Concise Introduction To Diseases Of The Cardiovascular System. Introductory Chapters Review Basic Cardiac Anatomy And Physiology, Heart Sounds And Murmurs, Imaging And Catheterization Techniques, And The Electrocardiogram. Early Chapters Review The Structure And Function Of The Heart. The Main Body Of The Book Addresses The Major Groups Of Cardiovascular Disease: Atherosclerosis, Ischemic Heart Disease, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Valvular Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies, Mechanisms Of Arrhythmias And Their Diagnosis, Hypertension, Diseases Of The Pericardium, Diseases Of Peripheral Vasculature, And Congenital Heart Disease. The Last Chapter Of The Book Is Devoted To Cardiovascular Drugs. Basic Cardiac Structure And Function -- Heart Sounds And Murmurs -- Diagnostic Imaging And Cardiac Catheterization -- Electrocardiogram -- Atherosclerosis -- Ischemic Heart Disease -- Acute Coronary Syndromes -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Heart Failure -- Cardiomyopathies -- Mechanisms Of Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Clinical Aspects Of Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Hypertension -- Diseases Of The Pericardium -- Diseases Of The Peripheral Vasculature -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Cardiovascular Drugs. Editor, Leonard S. Lilly. Developed By The Medical Students And Cardiology Faculty Of Harvard Medical School. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Lilly, Leonard S; Harvard Medical School

Leonard S Lilly, Leonard S. Lilly

editor, Leonard S. Lilly

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Lippincott Willians & Wilkins

Raven Press, Limited

United States, United States of America

3 edition, October 1, 2002

Provides a concise introduction to diseases of the cardiovascular system. This book addresses the major groups of cardiovascular disease: atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, mechanisms of arrhythmias and their diagnosis, and hypertension.

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