Summary: The second edition of Practical Cardiovascular Pathology provides an essential text and colour atlas helping all general pathologists to identify a wide range of cardiovascular conditions rapidly and accurately in both their diagnostic and autopsy work.With many new conditions explained, and numerous new illustrations, the second edition of this highly-acclaimed text will continue to be invaluable to all pathologists and trainees.
Numerous colour photographs of the highest quality aid diagnosis and act as a valuable reference sourceComprehensively covers the gross pathology and histopathology of commonly encountered and less frequently seen heart conditionsIncludes post-interventional complications and forensic adviceEmphasises anatomy, practical procedures of dissection and explains the underlying disease processesAn authoritative reference by an internationally recognised world expert
Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Cardiac autopsy and cardiac examinationChapter 2: The coronary arteries – atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart diseaseChapter 3: Valve diseaseChapter 4: Infective endocarditisChapter 5: Cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure and cardiomyopathyChapter 6: MyocarditisChapter 7; Cardiac tumoursChapter 8: Diseases of the aortaChapter 9: Deaths following cardiac surgery and invasive interventionsChapter 10: Investigation of sudden cardiac death
About the Author(s): Mary N Sheppard MD FRCPath is Consultant Cardiac Pathologist, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Director CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology, Imperial College, London
Readership: Core: General pathologists in training and in practice. There are 9000 pathologists in England, 1600 specialising in histopathology. Supplementary: Forensic pathologists, cardiologists.