Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty [Paperback]

Leonard S. Lilly (Editor), Harvard Medical School (Corporate Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0683302205 | ISBN-13: 978-0683302202 | Publication Date: November 1997 | Edition: 2nd

Beginning medical students should find in this text an comprehensive introduction to cardiovascular disease. Because of its concise format, readers can complete the book in a month - the time generally allotted to cardiac pathophysiology courses. The content effectively bridges basic physiology and the practical aspects of caring for patients in the clinical setting. This edition incorporates new understanding of cardiovascular disease states, mechanisms of myocardial and endothelial function, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and valvular heart disease.

Product Details

• Paperback: 401 pages
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683302205
• ISBN-13: 978-0683302202
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,935,324 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Medical Student, MSIII, January 23, 2004

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David Shepherd (Glendale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty (Paperback)

Greatest heart pathophysiology book I have found. The book gives you a firm grasp of heart physiology and uses that to build your clinical and pathophysiology of disease knowledge. And, it's brief. If you don't have time for Braunwald's this is the next best thing. I'll never get rid of it.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Robbins - an excellent book for cardiopathophysiology, April 14, 2000

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J. Michael Stevenson (Valhalla, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty (Paperback)

Dr. Lilly and company present the ins and outs of heart disease clearly, and in down to earth language, resulting in a book that is not only educational, but (almost) fun to read. The compact size of the book makes it ideal for reading on the subway, plane, or in the hallway before an exam. All of the basics that a student of cardiopathophysiology needs are presented, and although I turn to other books first if I have questions on the interpretation of a _specific_ EKG, I turn to Lilly for everything else, including the physiology of the EKG. My second edition of this book is well worn and heavily annotated, and it has a prominent place on my bookshelf - right next to my copy of the third edition, for this is one of few medical texts that I have taken the trouble to buy again when a new edition came out. Robbins is a great book, but it's a huge, heavy tome, and where cardiopathophysiology is concerned, this book beats it by a long mile.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING, December 7, 2004

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Graduating Med Student (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty (Paperback)

To put it simply this book is the BEST cardiology book for any medical student wanting to really learn and understand the complex topics that can come up in the field. It breaks down all the topics in simple format and gives you the physiology before each chapter. Not to mention it has all the cardiac pharmacology that you will need to know now, for the boards and then some.