Illustrated Guide to Cardiovascular Disease

Illustrated Guide to Cardiovascular Disease is an endeavor designed to illustrate the spectrum of normal cardiovascular anatomy and function, cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular therapies. Diseases and conditions included in this guide include coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, renovascular disease, diseases of the aorta, arrhythmias, cardiac tumors, venous thromboembolism, and other cardiovascular conditions. Normal and abnormal cardiovascular anatomy, function, and pathology are described and illustrated. Dozens of well established and emerging device-based therapies are illustrated and discussed, including PCI, CABG, ablation therapy, stent grafts, peripheral bypass, endarterectomy, arrhythmia ablation, septal closure devices, atrial appendage occluders, and TAVR. Both American and European practice guidelines for the management of specific cardiovascular diseases are summarized and discussed.

A broad spectrum of traditional and cutting-edge images, as well as numerous tables, illustrations, and flow diagrams, are integrated into clear and concise text. Images include gross and microscopic pathology digital photographs, and cardiovascular test and imaging results including 12-lead electrocardiography, electrophysiological studies and mapping, treadmill testing, 2D and Doppler echocardiography, peripheral ultrasound, cardiac SPECT, coronary angiography and IVUS, cardiac CT, coronary CT angiography, cardiovascular MRI and MRA, and PET CT, as well as novel and cutting-edge images such as strain and 3D echocardiography, 4D MRI, electroanatomic imaging, optical coherence tomography, and ECG isochrones mapping. In all, the book contains over 3,000 images, figures, flow diagrams and tables.