Contributors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Anatomic Considerations and Examination of Cardiovascular Specimens (Excluding Devices) |
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1 | (56) |
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Gross Examination of the Heart |
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2 | (17) |
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Examination of Surgical Cardiovascular Specimens |
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19 | (3) |
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Microscopic Examination of the Blood Vessels and Heart |
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51 | (6) |
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2 Age-related Cardiovascular Changes and Diseases |
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57 | (28) |
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Nonspecific Cardiovascular Changes of Aging |
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57 | (7) |
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Changes in the Conduction System |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (9) |
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Disorders of Premature Aging |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (6) |
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3 Vascular Pathobiology: Atherosclerosis and Large Vessel Disease |
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85 | (40) |
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Introduction to Atherosclerosis |
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86 | (1) |
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Epidemiology and Risk Factors |
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86 | (2) |
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Gross and Microscopic Morphology of the Fibroinflammatory Lipid Plaque |
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88 | (3) |
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Steps in Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation and Complications |
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91 | (5) |
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Cellular Function and Pathways in Atherogenesis |
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96 | (15) |
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Nonatherosclerotic Diseases of the Aorta |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (10) |
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4 Diseases of Small and Medium-sized Blood Vessels |
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125 | (44) |
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126 | (1) |
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Vascular Activation and Common Vascular Pathologic Changes |
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126 | (1) |
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Congenital Vascular Diseases |
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127 | (1) |
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Genetic Vascular Disorders |
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128 | (4) |
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Endocrine/Metabolic Vascular Disorders |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (9) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (2) |
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Vascular Deposition Disorders |
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149 | (3) |
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Intimai Proliferative Diseases |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (3) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (7) |
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5 Aneurysms of the Aorta: Ascending, Thoracic and Abdominal and Their Management |
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169 | (44) |
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170 | (1) |
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Normal Anatomy and Histology of the Aorta |
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170 | (1) |
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Aging Changes of the Aorta |
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171 | (1) |
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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms |
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172 | (4) |
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Etiology and Pathologic Findings |
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176 | (14) |
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Clinical Presentation and Natural History |
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190 | (1) |
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
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190 | (4) |
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194 | (7) |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (9) |
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6 Fundamental Principles in Cardiovascular Genetics |
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213 | (26) |
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214 | (2) |
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Modern Molecular Diagnostics |
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216 | (12) |
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Identifying the Genetic Basis of Cardiovascular Disease |
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228 | (2) |
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Representative Genetic Cardiovascular Conditions |
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230 | (1) |
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Molecular Diagnostics in Cardiovascular Pathology Practice |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (4) |
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7 Myocardial Ischemia and Its Complications |
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239 | (32) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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Biochemical Changes with Ischemia and Biochemical Markers |
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241 | (1) |
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Ultrastructural Evolution of Acute Ischemic Injury |
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242 | (2) |
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Cellular and Subcellular Mechanisms of Myocardial Injury |
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244 | (1) |
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Microscopic Evolution of Acute Ischemic Injury |
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245 | (4) |
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Morphology of Coronary Arteries and Plaques |
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249 | (2) |
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Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy |
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251 | (1) |
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Gross Evolution of Acute Ischemic Injury |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Phenomena Associated with Ischemic Injury |
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253 | (3) |
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Reperfusion of Ischemic Myocardium |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (4) |
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Recognition and Quantification of Acute Ischemic Injury |
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261 | (2) |
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Pathology of Interventions |
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263 | (2) |
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Pathophysiological and Pharmacological Interventions |
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265 | (1) |
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Molecular Biology of Myocardial Ischemia |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (5) |
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8 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure and an Overview of Therapies |
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271 | (70) |
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Overview of Heart Failure |
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272 | (4) |
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276 | (5) |
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Neurohormonal Alterations in HF |
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281 | (2) |
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Signaling Responses to Various Stimuli During HF |
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283 | (10) |
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HF-related Alterations in Cellular Function and Biochemical Pathways |
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293 | (6) |
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Metabolic Remodeling in HF |
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299 | (7) |
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306 | (1) |
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Therapeutic Management of HF |
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306 | (18) |
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324 | (17) |
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341 | (20) |
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Definition of Myocarditis |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (3) |
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Histopathologic Patterns of Myocarditis |
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345 | (4) |
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Etiologies of Myocarditis |
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349 | (7) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (4) |
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10 Pathology of Sudden Death, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction System |
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361 | (74) |
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362 | (37) |
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Cardiac Conduction System |
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399 | (18) |
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417 | (3) |
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Appendix Guidelines for Postmortem Study of Sudden Death |
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420 | (3) |
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423 | (1) |
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423 | (12) |
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435 | (50) |
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Definition and Classification of Cardiomyopathies |
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436 | (1) |
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437 | (9) |
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
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446 | (14) |
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Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy |
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460 | (8) |
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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy |
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468 | (8) |
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476 | (3) |
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479 | (6) |
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12 Valvular Heart Disease |
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485 | (44) |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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Types of Valvular Dysfunction |
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487 | (39) |
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526 | (3) |
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13 Cardiac Valve Replacement and Related Interventions |
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529 | (48) |
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530 | (10) |
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Valve-related Complications: Clinical Importance, Morphology, Secondary Effects, and Pathogenesis |
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540 | (11) |
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Other Tissue Valve Substitutes |
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551 | (4) |
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Catheter-based Valve Implantation |
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555 | (3) |
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Valve Repair and Valve Sparing Procedures |
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558 | (4) |
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New Developments and Future Considerations |
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562 | (1) |
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Pathologic Considerations in Analysis of Heart Valve Substitutes |
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562 | (6) |
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568 | (1) |
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568 | (1) |
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569 | (8) |
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14 The Pathology of Cardiovascular Interventions and Devices for Coronary Artery Disease, Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, and Arrhythmias |
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577 | (34) |
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Endovascular Therapies and Myocardial Revascularization |
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578 | (13) |
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Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Replacement and Reconstruction |
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591 | (7) |
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Cardiac Assist and Replacement |
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598 | (2) |
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600 | (5) |
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605 | (6) |
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15 Congenital Heart Disease: Pathology, Natural History, and Interventions |
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611 | (34) |
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611 | (1) |
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Epidemiology and Etiology |
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612 | (3) |
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Embryology of the Cardiovascular System |
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615 | (5) |
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Clinical Features and Consequences |
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620 | (1) |
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621 | (18) |
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Surgical and Nonsurgical Interventions for Treatment of CHD |
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639 | (2) |
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641 | (3) |
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Natural History of CHD without and with Interventions |
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644 | (1) |
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644 | (1) |
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16 The Pericardium and Its Diseases |
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645 | (34) |
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650 | (1) |
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650 | (1) |
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650 | (1) |
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651 | (1) |
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Pericardiocentesis and Biopsy |
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651 | (1) |
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651 | (3) |
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Pericardial Effusion After Cardiac Surgery |
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654 | (1) |
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654 | (9) |
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Early Postmyocardial Infarction Pericarditis and Dressler Syndrome |
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663 | (1) |
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Iatrogenic and Traumatic Pericarditis |
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664 | (10) |
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674 | (5) |
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17 Pathology of Cardiac Transplantation |
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679 | (42) |
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General Clinicopathologic Considerations |
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680 | (1) |
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Pathology of the Explanted Recipient Heart |
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681 | (2) |
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Pathology of the Donor Heart |
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683 | (1) |
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Pathology of the Allograft |
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684 | (22) |
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Heart Transplantation in Combination with Other Organs |
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706 | (1) |
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Pathological Review of an EMB |
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706 | (3) |
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Approach to the Examination of a Failed Allograft |
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709 | (2) |
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711 | (1) |
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711 | (10) |
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721 | (14) |
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721 | (1) |
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722 | (1) |
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723 | (5) |
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728 | (1) |
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Primary Conduction System Abnormalities |
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729 | (1) |
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730 | (1) |
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Cocaine-Other Drug Interactions |
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731 | (1) |
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Drugs to Treat Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorders |
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731 | (1) |
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Antipsychotic Medications |
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731 | (1) |
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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs |
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731 | (1) |
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Myocardial Toxins as a Cause of Death |
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732 | (1) |
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732 | (3) |
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19 Tumors of the Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels |
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735 | (38) |
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Incidence and Classification |
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736 | (1) |
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737 | (1) |
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Reactive Cardiac Masses and Pseudotumors |
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737 | (3) |
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740 | (2) |
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Hamartomas and Benign Neoplasms |
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742 | (1) |
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Hamartomas of Cardiac Muscle |
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743 | (2) |
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745 | (1) |
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Benign Tumors of Myofibroblastic Tissue |
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746 | (1) |
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Miscellaneous Benign Fibrous Tumors |
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747 | (1) |
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748 | (5) |
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753 | (2) |
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755 | (5) |
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760 | (2) |
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Sarcomas of the Great Vessels |
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762 | (4) |
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766 | (7) |
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20 Forensic Aspects of Cardiovascular Pathology |
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773 | (26) |
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Investigative Information |
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773 | (1) |
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774 | (1) |
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Primary Diseases/Injuries of the Heart |
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775 | (6) |
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Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis, and Genetic Causes of SCD |
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781 | (2) |
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Anomalies and Diseases of the Aorta and Coronary Arteries |
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783 | (4) |
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Diseases of the Cardiac Valves |
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787 | (5) |
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792 | (1) |
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Sudden Death Following Surgery and Medical Procedures |
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793 | (1) |
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Organ and Tissue Harvesting |
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794 | (1) |
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Cardiovascular Pathology Consultation |
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795 | (1) |
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795 | (1) |
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796 | (3) |
Index |
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