Handbook of pathology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease by Stephen M. Factor, Maria A. Lamberti-Abadi, and Jacobo Abadi

Autopsy derives from the greek word autopsia, which means act of seeing with one’s own eyes. It remains the most objective and accurate method to understand human. disease. Unfortunately, the volume of autopsies in teaching hospitals has decreased dramatically over the past years. The crucial factors that account for this are the recent progress and development of new technologies, especially in diagnostic imaging, immunology, cell biology and genetics. Additionally, the perpetual fear of legal liability by physicians accounts for its further decline. Consequently, physicians and medical students are engaged in fewer autopsies and are not reaping the rich educational rewards that accompany these examinations. The purpose of the autopsy is not only to establish the cause of death, but also to determine the nature and course of the disease process. Our goal with this book is to emphasize the importance of the post-mortem exam and the correlation between pathologic material and clinical data by analyzing actual cases with problem-based methodology. The focus of this handbook is on cardiovascular disease, and when appropriate, other disease categories are included if they have an impact on cardiovascular function. The approach is more than the usual clinico-pathological correlation. Rather, we attempt to present the material from the perspective of the autopsy table. We use the clinical data as the initial framework and the autopsy findings to develop a true understanding of the disease and the associated pathophysiology of the condition.

This handbook consists of 34 cases in a problem-based format, with a presentation of clinical and laboratory data, extensive discussion and analysis of differential diagnoses, and a description of pathology findings. While focus is on cardiovascular disease, other disease categories are included if they have an impact on cardiovascular function. A final chapter discusses medicine, law, and the heart. The book includes some 90 B&W photos and micrographs from post-mortem exams, an anatomy glossary, and laboratory normal values. The book is intended for medical students in a problem-based curriculum, but can also be used by residents in pathology and internal medicine, and by pathologists and cardiologists. Factor teaches pathology and medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This handbook consists of actual case material with a presentation of the clinical and laboratory data, an extensive discussion and analysis of the differential diagnoses, and a description of the pathology findings. The material, in problem-based format, includes 34 cases, more than 90 illustrations, an anatomy glossary, and laboratory normal values. It is intended for use by medical students in problem-based curricula, but is presented with sufficient sophistication to be useful to residents in pathology and internal medicine, and to pathologists and cardiologists. The book covers the entire spectrum of cardiovascular disease and may be unique, as there is nothing known to the authors that is comparable Practical Cardiac Anatomy: From A to Z....Pages 1-17 Atherosclerotic Heart Disease and Ischemia....Pages 19-65 Diabetes and the Heart....Pages 67-74 Cardiomyopathies....Pages 75-117 Valvulopathies....Pages 119-136 Congenital Heart Disease....Pages 137-169 Endocarditis....Pages 171-189 Myocarditis....Pages 191-202 Cardiac Tumors....Pages 203-219 The Pericardium....Pages 221-228 Aortic Aneurysms....Pages 229-239 Collagen Vascular Diseases and Vasculitis....Pages 241-280 Medicine, Law and the Heart....Pages 281-297 "This handbook is intended for use by medical students in problem-based curricula, but is presented with sufficient sophistication to be useful to residents in pathology and internal medicine, and to pathologists and cardiologists."--BOOK JACKET