Pathophysiology of Heart Disease A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty

by Lilly, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780781740272
• ISBN10: 0781740274
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-16
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Basic Cardiac Structure and Function	p. 1
Heart Sounds and Murmurs	p. 29
Diagnostic Imaging and Cardiac Catheterization	p. 45
The Electrocardiogram	p. 75
Atherosclerosis	p. 111
Ischemic Heart Disease	p. 131
Acute Coronary Syndromes	p. 157
Valvular Heart Disease	p. 185
Heart Failure	p. 211
The Cardiomyopathies	p. 237
Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias	p. 253
Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias	p. 269
Hypertension	p. 289
Diseases of the Pericardium	p. 311
Diseases of the Peripheral Vasculature	p. 325
Congenital Heart Disease	p. 347
Cardiovascular Drugs	p. 371
Index	p. 423
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