Fuster & Hurst’s The Heart: 15th Edition

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The definitive cardiology reference, Fuster and Hurst’s the Heart, has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to be more patient-centric. This authoritative and comprehensive guide, a long-standing staple in cardiology literature, is trusted by cardiologists, fellows, and internists worldwide for its breadth of coverage and clinical relevance in optimizing patient outcomes. Edited by cardiology icon Dr. Valentin Fuster and his team, this edition places an even greater emphasis on the practical aspects of patient care. The content is now presented in a more methodical pattern, progressing from mechanism to management, and features chapter summaries and infographics. Engaging visual and text elements highlight key areas such as genetics, epidemiology, natural history, diagnostics (both invasive and noninvasive), treatment, clinical therapeutic challenges, and risk factors. The number of chapters in the initial sections has been reduced, and ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines are integrated into all chapters. Notably, this is the first medical textbook to offer both a text summary and a visual abstract. Special features include: Central illustrations that provide a visual summary of each chapter. Contributions from over 300 globally recognized experts. More than 1,500 photos and illustrations. A reduced chapter count from 112 to 84. Access to free online updates.

About the Author

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, is Director of Mount Sinai Heart and P is Physicianin-Chief, at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He also serves as Director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, and the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health; and the Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY. He is the only cardiologist to have received the highest awards for research from the three leading cardiovascular organizations: the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology. Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC, is the Philip J & Harriet I. Goodhart Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, and Associate Dean, Arnhold Institute of Global Health at Mount Sinai in New York, NY. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging, and Editor-in-Chief of Global Heart (the official Journal of World Heart Federation). Prashant Vaishnava, MD, FACC, is a clinical cardiologist who currently serves as Senior Medical Director for Cardiovascular Care of Biofourmis, helping lead the creation and implementation of virtual specialty care, hospital at home, and remote patient monitoring solutions. He is also Assistant Clinical Professor at Columbia University; Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center; and Attending Cardiologist at the Harlem Hospital of the New York City Health & Hospital Commission. Robert M. Califf, MD, is Donald F. Fortin, M.D. Professor of Cardiology, in the School of Medicine; and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, SC. He is a practicing cardiologist and one of McGraw Hill (Asia) Medical – Mar & Apr 2022 New Releases the most frequently cited authors in biomedical science, with more than 1,200 publications in peer-reviewed literature. Martin B. Leon, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at Columbia Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY. He has served as principle investigator for over 50 clinical trials that have helped shape the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine. Anne B. Curtis, MD, is Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of Medicine at Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in New York. She is one of the world’s leading clinical cardiac electrophysiologists and an expert in cardiac arrhythmias. Joanna Chikwe, MD, is Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, CA. She is a recognized leader in the field of mitral valve repair and coronary revascularization, with expertise in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Her work has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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