The Heart and Vascular System: An Encyclopedia

by Ramachandran S Vasan (Other), Douglas B Sawyer M D PH D Facc (Other)

Overview

Heart disease is the leading cause of death, accounting for over 16% of global deaths since 2000, according to the World Health Organization. Now more than ever, it is crucial that students and professionals are equipped with the information to advance research and improve patient outcomes in cardiovascular medicine. The Heart and Vascular System: An Encyclopedia, Five Volume Set brings together foundational and advanced knowledge of the cardiovascular system into one comprehensive, succinct resource for students, instructors, researchers (basic, clinical, and population sciences), and clinicians across biomedical and medical sciences. With approximately 200 articles written and edited by top experts in the field, this book is the most reputable, easily searchable, digital and e-accessible resource on the heart and vascular system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443157349
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/16/2026
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Vasan is a noninvasive cardiologist with specialization in cardiovascular epidemiology, and a senior investigator at the Framingham Heart Study. He is the co-director of the echocardiography and vascular testing laboratory at the Framingham Heart Study and he directs its fellowship training program. His epidemiological research has focused on 4 inter-related areas: a. the epidemiology of congestive heart failure, including identifying risk factors for the disease, characterizing the subgroups with diastolic heart failure, asymptomatic LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and evaluating the role of LV remodeling; b. population-based vascular testing and echocardiography, including identifying biological, environmental, and genetic determinants (correlates) of cardiac structure and function; normative standards; detailed assessment of biomarkers of the process of LV remodeling; c. epidemiology of high blood pressure, including characterizing the lifetime risk, rates of progression and risks associated with various degrees of elevation; and, d. exercise physiology, and exercise test responses in asymptomatic individuals and prognostic information; relations to endothelial function.

Douglas B. Sawyer specializes in basic and translational research and is focused on mechanisms by which the heart maintains cardiac function and recovers after injury. Formerly Chief of Cardiology at Vanderbilt University, USA, Dr Sawyer has more recently taken up a position at Maine Medical Center, where he is Chief of Cardiac Services and Physician Leader of the Cardiovascular Service Line. His clinical interests include Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Clinical and Translational Research. Dr Sawyer is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, was elected to the Association of University Cardiologists in 2011 and also elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Table of Contents

1. Basic cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology
2. Basic vascular biology
3. Molecular and evolutionary biology and genetics/genomics of cardiovascular medicine
4. Evolutionary Medicine in cardiology and vascular biology
5. Cardiovascular epidemiology, public health, and preventive cardiology
6. Evaluative and treatment of cardiovascular disease
7. Clinical research methods
8. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
9. Heart failure and cardiomyopathies
10. Cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmias and sudden death
11. Diseases of pericardium, great vessels, pulmonary circulation, and miscellaneous cardiovascular disorders
12. Heart disease in special populations and cardiac involvement in systemic diseases

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Compiles the most up-to-date foundational and advanced knowledge of the cardiovascular system, including basic biology, disease prevention and treatment, societal and genetic risk factors, and research methods for advancing knowledge in the future