Braunwald's Heart Disease 7e

The leading authorities in cardiology bring you the Silver Anniversary Edition of the Gold Standard of Cardiology . This new edition now features four-colour text and illustrations, new illustrations and imaging coverage, as well as extensive cross referencing to related issues. New features in this edition include clinical practice points in all chapters, a new section on preventive cardiology, new chapters on obesity, diabetes, toxins in the heart and cardiac regeneration and a new chapter on end of life. Joining Braunwald, Zipes and Libby on this edition is Robert Bonow from Northwestern University. This edition has been extensively revised and includes over 20 new contributors.Four colour design -superb illustrations and text in easy to use format New chapter on obesity and diabetes, focusing on key risk factors in cardiovascular disease New chapter on End of Life, a hot topic in medical management of patients, and especially important for internists New guidelines on clinical specialties, providing practical management benchmarks for key subject areas Section on Preventive Cardiology, incorporating important patient management issues to prevent heart disease New chapters on genetic basis of cardiovascular disease, addressing the future practice management issue of genetic testing for cardiovascular problems.What's New:New chapter on Heart Disease in Varied Populations, addressing cardiovascular problems in all major ethnic groups. New chapter on cardiac regeneration, providing clinical understanding of this important new development in valve bio-engineering New contributions to many chapters, with over 20 new authors contributing new chapters to this edition.