Pathophysiology of heart disease a collaborative project of medical students and faculty

• Corporate Author: Harvard Medical School
• Other Authors: Lilly, Leonard S. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007
• Edition: FOURTH EDITION
• Subjects: Heart Diseases > physiopathology
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: "A collaborative project of Harvard Medical students and faculty"
• Physical Description: xiii, 473 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780781763219; 0781763215

Completely rewritten and updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text is a comprehensive, clear, concise, and easy-to-understand introduction to cardiovascular diseases. It is written by internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select medical students, and is the best text to bridge basic physiology with clinical care of patients. This edition provides updated coverage of pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, mechanisms of heart failure, molecular mechanisms of dysrhythmias, the genomic basis of cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease, and pharmacology. Numerous new illustrations are included. A companion Website on thePoint will include animations and audio heart sounds.