"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"--
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 |
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Useful Abbreviations |
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Chapter 1 Autopsy cardiac examination |
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Chapter 2 The coronary arteries: Atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart disease |
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75 | (50) |
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Chapter 4 Infective endocarditis |
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125 | (22) |
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Chapter 5 Cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure and cardiomyopathy |
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147 | (60) |
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207 | (34) |
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Chapter 7 Cardiac tumours |
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241 | (28) |
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Chapter 8 Diseases of the aorta |
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269 | (26) |
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Chapter 9 Deaths following cardiac surgery and invasive interventions |
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295 | (30) |
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Chapter 10 Investigation of sudden cardiac death |
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Chapter 11 Arteropathies, microcirculation and vasculitis |
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Index |
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Professor Mary N. Sheppard, MD, FRCPath, FRCPI, Director of Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, St. Georges Medical School, University of London, UK