Cardiac Pathology: A Guide to Current Practice

Description

This updated second edition provides a comprehensive overview of cardiac pathology. Clear illustrations of the common styles of dissection are provided along with the normal anatomy and histology. The chapters cover autopsy heart examination, ischemic heart disease, myocarditis, sudden death, valvular disease, transplant pathology, cardiomyopathy, cardiac neoplasia and congenital heart disease with a clear analysis of diagnostic criteria (macroscopic, microscopic and genetic) for both common cardiac diseases and those of less common types. The text is accompanied by high quality macroscopic and microscopic images and references to other specialty data sources. Cardiac Pathology: A Guide to Current Practice is aimed at established pathologists and trainees, as well as any clinician with an interest in cardiac disease. It will be of value to those working in cardiac surgery, cardiology and those in the autopsy/forensic fields. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix The Normal Adult Heart and Methods of Investigation (S. Kim Suvarna)....Pages 1-23 Cardiac Electrophysiology (Paul D. Morris, Jonathan Sahu)....Pages 25-48 Cardiac Imaging (Abdallah Al-Mohammad, Peter W. G. Brown)....Pages 49-74 Current Therapeutics for Cardiac Disease (Abdallah Al-Mohammad)....Pages 75-91 The Heart at Autopsy, Including Radiological Autopsy of the Heart (S. Kim Suvarna)....Pages 93-126 Embryology of the Heart (Michael T. Ashworth)....Pages 127-135 Ischaemic Heart Disease (Katarzyna Michaud)....Pages 137-151 Myocarditis (Martin J. Goddard)....Pages 153-165 Valvular Heart Disease (Stephen D. Preston)....Pages 167-184 Transplant Pathology (Desley A. H. Neil)....Pages 185-204 Cardiomyopathies (Clare R. Bunning, S. Kim Suvarna)....Pages 205-225 Cardiac Tumours (Doris M. Rassl)....Pages 227-254 Congenital Heart Disease (Michael T. Ashworth)....Pages 255-276 Sudden Cardiac Death (S. Kim Suvarna)....Pages 277-311 Back Matter ....Pages 313-323