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This text focuses on diagnostic autopsy and surgical pathology of the heart. The second edition is a major reorganization and rewrite of the first, incorporating recent advances that have led to new concepts in cardiovascular pathology and pathophysiology. The text places special emphasis on coronary artery disease, pathology of coronary interventions, myocardial ischemia, and sudden death.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 Examination of the Heart 1
Ch. 2 Coronary Heart Disease and Its Syndromes 26
Ch. 3 The Pathology of Vascular Interventions 54
Ch. 4 Nonatherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease 109
Ch. 5 Pathology of Myocardial Infarction 155
Ch. 6 Cardiomyopathy 179
Ch. 7 Pathology of Cardiac Valves 231
Ch. 8 The Endomyocardial Biopsy: Techniques and Role in Diagnosis of Heart Diseases 280
Ch. 9 Pathology of Heart Transplantation 321
Ch. 10 Sudden Cardiac Death 340
Ch. 11 Pericardial Disease 386
Ch. 12 Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Heart and Great Vessels 424
Ch. 13 Diseases of the Aorta and Large Vessels 469
Index 525