In the last decade cardiac pathology has undergone a revolution, particularly in the fields of genetics and imaging. Practical Cardiac Pathology 3e is a combined atlas and text that is designed to assist pathologists in identifting the range of cardiovascular conditions that are found in both diagnostic and autopsy work.
Preface
Useful Abbreviations
1. Autopsy Cardiac Examination
2. The Coronary Arteries: Atherosclerosis and Ischaemic Heart Disease
3. Valve Disease
4. Infective Endocarditis
5. Cardiac Hypertrophy, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
6. Myocarditis
7. Cardiac Tumours
8. Diseases of the Aorta
9. Deaths Following Cardiac Surgery and Invasive Interventions
10. Investigation Of Sudden Cardiac Death
11. Arteropathies, Microcirculation and Vasculitis
12. The Pericardium
Index
Biography
Professor Mary N. Sheppard, MD, FRCPath, FRCPI, Director of Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, St. George’s Medical School, University of London, UK
