Practical Cardiovascular Pathology

Book Description:

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.

Table of Contents:

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