Hurst's the Heart, 12th Edition

by Fuster, Valentin; O'Rourke, Robert A.; Walsh, Richard A., M.D.; Poole-Wilson, Philip A.

• ISBN13: 9780071478861
• ISBN10: 0071478868
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Written by a team of international expers, Hurst's The Heart is the most comprehensive and current resource on the heart. You will find expert coveage ranging from genetics and molecular biology, epidemiology, imaging, and the social and societal origins of heart disease to patient care. The new Twelfth Edition includes new chapters on coronary blood flow, stunning and hibernation, race and ethnicity in CV disease, and CV physiology -- and all chapters have been updated throughtout.

Author Biography

Valentin Fuster MD, PhD, FACCMt Sinai Medical Center

Robert O'Rourke, MDUniversity of Texas Health Science Center

Richard Walsh, MD,Chairman, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

Philip Poole-Wilson, MD, FRCP,British Heart Foundation

Spencer King, MD ,Emory University

Eric Prystowsky, MD ,The Care Group

Robert Roberts MD, FACC,University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Ira Nash, MD, Vice Chairman for VA Affairs & Assoc Prof of Medicine Samuel Bronfman Dept of Medicine Mt Sinai School of Medicine

Table of Contents

Cardiovascular disease: past, present, and future

Foundations of cardiovascular medicine

Evaluation of the patient

Heart failure

Cardiomyopathy and specific heart muscle diseases

Rhythm and conduction disorders

Syncope, sudden death, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Coronary heart disease

Systemic arterial hypertension

Cardiopulmonary disease

Valvular heart disease

Congenital heart disease

Pericardial diseases and endocarditis

Anesthesia, surgery, and the heart

Miscellaneous conditions and cardiovascular disease

Diseases of the great vessels and peripheral vessels

Social issues and cardiovascular disease

Index

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