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Braunwald's Heart Disease, Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine
This is the 11th edition of the textbook, Heart Disease: A
textbook of cardiovascular medicine. As with each edition of
this reference work, international experts have totally
revised every chapter. In addition, multiple new
chapters have been added to recognize the ever-expanding role
of cardiology into areas such as oncology, chronic lung
disease, environmental toxins, catheter-based treatments of
congenital heart disease, and other topics. Some sections have
been revised for clarity, such as arrhythmias; some have been
expanded, such as diseases of heart valves; others have had a
shift of emphasis, such as congenital heart disease for the
adult. Finally, to maintain vitality of standard topics, new
authors have replaced more than a third of those who have
tirelessly written for previous editions, in chapters on
ethics, personalized and precision medicine, imaging, obesity,
diabetes, sleep disordered breathing, autonomics and other
areas.
The book is divided into 11 sections, including fundamentals
of cardiovascular disease; genetics and personalized medicine;
evaluation of the patient; heart failure; arrhythmias, sudden
death, and syncope; preventive cardiology; atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease; diseases of heart valves; diseases of
the myocardium, pericardium, and pulmonary vascular bed;
cardiovascular disease in special populations; and
cardiovascular disease and disorders of other organs. Practice
guidelines are included in many chapters. The editors and
authors have endeavored to make Heart Disease the "go-to"
source for current cardiology knowledge, maintaining the high
standards Dr. Braunwald set so many years ago. Dr. Braunwald
continues to provide “Hot off the press” updates bimonthly.