Cardiovascular pathology
By: [edited by] Malcolm D. Silver, Avrum I. Gotlieb, Frederick J. Schoen.
Contributors: Silver, Malcolm D.; Gotlieb, Avrum I.; Schoen, Frederick J.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 808
Subjects: Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.; Cardiovascular Diseases -- pathology.; Hart- en vaatziekten.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Examination of the heart and of cardiovascular specimens in surgical pathology; title: Ch. 2. Light microscopy and ultrastructure of the blood vessels and heart; title: Ch. 3. Age-related cardiovascular changes; title: Ch. 4. Atherosclerosis: pathology and pathogenesis; title: Ch. 5. Nonatherosclerotic diseases of the aorta and miscellaneous diseases of the main pulmonary arteries and large veins; title: Ch. 6. Diseases of medium-and small-caliber vessels including small arteries, arterioles, and capillaries; title: Ch. 7. Diseases of the pulmonary circulation; title: Ch. 8. Myocardial cell death, including ischemic heart disease and its complications; title: Ch. 9. Myocarditis; title: Ch. 10. Cardiomyopathies; title: Ch. 11. Cardiovascular causes of sudden death; title: Ch. 12. The pericardium and its diseases; title: Ch. 13. Valvular heart disease: general principles and stenosis; title: Ch. 14. Vulvular heart disease: conditions causing regurgitation; title: Ch. 15. Interactions between heart and brain; title: Ch. 16. Cardiovascular effects of systemic diseases and conditions; title: Ch. 17. Adverse effects of drugs on the cardiovascular system; title: Ch. 18. Pathology of heart of the conduction system; title: Ch. 19. Tumors and tumor-like conditions of the heart; title: Ch. 20. Cardiovascular trauma; title: Ch. 21. Pathology of heart valve substitution with mechanical and tissue prostheses; title: Ch. 22. Pathology of cardiovascular interventions, including endovascular therapies, revascularization, vascular replacement, cardiac assist/replacement, arrhythmia control, and repaired congenital heart disease; title: Ch. 23. Pathology of cardiac transplantation; title: Ch. 24. Genetic causes of diseases affecting the heart and great vessels.