Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty / Edition 5

by Leonard S. Lilly

Overview

Completely revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text is a comprehensive, clear, concise, and easy-to-understands introduction to cardiovascular diseases. It is written by the internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select medical students. Features you've come to trust...: Chapter outlines, end-of-chapter summaries, suggested reading lists, Numerous diagrams, images, and tables, Chapters grouped by major cardiovascular disorders, Consistent chapter organization: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnostic Approach, Treatment. New to this edition...: Updated coverage of pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, mechanisms of heart failure, molecular mechanisms of dysrhythmias, the genomic basis of cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease, and cardiovascular drugs, Brand new figures, tables, and boxes, Summary table at the conclusion of each chapter, Brand new interior design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605477237
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	11/15/2010
Edition description:	Fifth, North American Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Lilly, Leonard S., MD (Harvard Univ)

All but one of the contributors are from Harvard. Eighteen are medical students and the others are faculty members specializing in cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, pediatric cardiology, electrophysiology, and cardiac transplantation.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

Basic Cardiac Structure and Function

Ken Young Lin, Elazer R. Edelman,

Gary Strichartz, and Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 2

The Cardiac Cycle: Mechanisms of Heart

Sounds and Murmurs

Henry Jung and Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 3

Cardiac Imaging and Catheterization

Henry Jung, Ken Young Lin, and Patricia

Challender Come

CHAPTER 4

The Electrocardiogram

Stephen R. Pomedli and Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 5

Atherosclerosis

Jordan B. Strom and Peter Libby

CHAPTER 6

Ischemic Heart Disease

June-Wha Rhee, Marc S. Sabatine, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 7

Acute Coronary Syndromes

June-Wha Rhee, Marc S. Sabatine, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 8

Valvular Heart Disease

Christopher A. Miller, Patrick T. O’Gara, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 9

Heart Failure

Neal Anjan Chatterjee and Michael A. Fifer

CHAPTER 10

The Cardiomyopathies

Christopher T. Lee, G. William Dec, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 11

Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Ranliang Hu, William G. Stevenson,

Gary R. Strichartz, and Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 12

Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Ranliang Hu, William G. Stevenson, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 13

Hypertension

Christopher T. Lee, Gordon H. Williams, and

Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 14

Diseases of the Pericardium

Yin Ren and Leonard S. Lilly

CHAPTER 15

Diseases of the Peripheral Vasculature

Fan Liang and Mark A. Creager

CHAPTER 16

Congenital Heart Disease

David D. Berg and David W. Brown

CHAPTER 17

Cardiovascular Drugs

Cyrus K. Yamin, Christopher A. Miller,

Elliott M. Antman, Gary R. Strichartz, and

Leonard S. Lilly

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Geoffrey F Lewis, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This is the fifth edition of a book that covers both basic science and clinical information related to heart disease. The previous edition was published in 2007.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a concise review of heart disease processes.
Audience: It is intended primarily for medical students as a bridge from basic sciences to clinical cardiology. This book is appropriate for medical students in both the preclinical and clinical years.
Features: The initial chapters focus on anatomy, physical examination, ECGs, and imaging in a way that is appropriate for medical students. The clinically oriented portion of the book is divided into sections such as hypertension, heart failure, and acute coronary syndromes. Sections on treatments discuss pharmacology in depth.
Assessment: This book provides concise information for medical students in their preclinical and clinical years on both the basic science and the pathophysiology of cardiac disease states.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Geoffrey F Lewis, MD(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description: This is the fifth edition of a book that covers both basic science and clinical information related to heart disease. The previous edition was published in 2007.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a concise review of heart disease processes.
Audience: It is intended primarily for medical students as a bridge from basic sciences to clinical cardiology. This book is appropriate for medical students in both the preclinical and clinical years.
Features: The initial chapters focus on anatomy, physical examination, ECGs, and imaging in a way that is appropriate for medical students. The clinically oriented portion of the book is divided into sections such as hypertension, heart failure, and acute coronary syndromes. Sections on treatments discuss pharmacology in depth.
Assessment: This book provides concise information for medical students in their preclinical and clinical years on both the basic science and the pathophysiology of cardiac disease states.