Editors: Dylan V. Miller, MD; Monica P. Revelo, MD; Jagdish Butany, MBBS; Billie Fyfe, MD;  Brandon T. Larsen, MD; and Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD
Publisher:  Amirsys | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Book Review by: Nano Khilnani

Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of death in developed countries. That gives you some idea of how important this book is, whose purpose is to examine the specific causes of death from cardiovascular conditions by studying their pathologies.

In the Preface of this book, the editors write that successful practice of cardiovascular pathology involves close study of numerous disease processes, including conditions that are:

  • Congenital, inheritable, and acquired
  • Inflammatory and degenerative
  • Infectious and immune
  • Endogenous and exogenous
  • Systemic and localized
  • Even neoplastic

This book covers a large range of these diseases and conditions and its focus is on the practical aspects of diagnosis. The editors point out that some heart diseases such as atherosclerosis, as well ischemic and valvular disease, pose significant emotional and financial burdens on patients and their families, as well as on society as a whole.

It discusses established and well-known concepts in cardiovascular pathology. But it also looks at areas of the field that are rapidly growing and are the focus of new, active, and intensive research. The coverage is quite comprehensive, as you will note from the Table of Contents that we provide to you below, so that you can go to those sections you want to read about more, and skip those you already are familiar with. It contains nine sections, and some have several subsections:

  • Heart, Endomyocardial Biopsy
    • Acquired
    • Inflammatory
    • Transplant Rejection
  • Heart, Resection
    • Heart Explant
  • Heart, Tumors
    • Benign
    • Malignant
  • Cardiac Valves, Native
    • Aortic
    • Mitral
    • Tricuspid
    • Pulmonary
    • Endocarditis
  • Cardiac Valves, Prosthetic
  • Pericardium
    • Inflammatory
    • Tumors
  • Vascular Disease
    • Endarterectomy / Atherectomy / Thrombectomy
    • Thoracic Aorta
    • Abdominal Aorta
    • Coronary Arteries
    • Temporal Arteries
    • Peripheral Vessels
    • Vascular Tissue Grafts
  • Vascular Tumors
    • Benign
    • Malignant
  • Reference

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Medical professionals have one thing in short supply, which is time. To the delight of many, you will discover that this book presents all the material in outline form. To make it even easier for you to study and absorb the material, it is further organized in bullet-point format. And a third great feature is that a lot of illustrated material is provided.

Here is a typical two-page (side by side) outline of this subject Endocardial Fibroelastosis Syndrome   that is presented in the subsection Congenital-Genetic in Section 1 Heart, Endomyocardial Biopsy:

  • Terminology
  • Etiology/Pathogenesis
  • Clinical Issues
  • Image Findings
  • Macroscopic Features
  • Key Facts
  • Ancillary Tests
  • Differential Diagnosis
  • Diagnostic Checklist
  • Selected References
  • Image Gallery

This is an excellent and very useful textbook in the field of cardiovascular pathology.

 

Editors:

Dylan V. Miller, MD is Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Director of Electron Microscopy and Immunostatins at Intermountain Central Laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Monica P. Revelo, MD, PhD is Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and Medical Director of Kidney and Heart Pathology Services at ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jagdish Butany, MBBS, MS, FRCPC is Professor and Director of the Division of Pathology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto. He is also Consultant Cardiovascular Pathologist and Director of Autopsy Services at University Health Services / Laboratory Medicine Program at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

Brandon T. Larsen, MD, PhD is a Cardiovascular Pathology Fellow in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Billie Fyfe, MD is Professor of Pathology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD is Assistant Professor of Pathology at Mayo Medical School, and Consultant in Anatomic Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

A Brad Farris III, MD is Assistant Professor of Pathology in the Department of Pathology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Vidhya Nair, MBBS, MD, FRCPC is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University; and Cardiovascular Pathologist at Hamilton Health Services in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Pooja Gupta, MBBS, DNB is a Research Fellow in the Department of Pathology at Toronto General Hospital in the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada.

Victor E. Reuter, MD is Attending Pathologist and Vice Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also Professor of Pathology and Lab Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, New York.

Brian J. Hall, MD is a Dermatopathology Fellow in the Department of Dermatology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Philippe Romero, MD is Assistant Professor of Pathology at University of Montreal. He is also a Consultant in Anatomic Pathology at Montreal Heart Institute in Montreal, Canada.

Elizabeth H. Hammond, MD is Professor of Pathology and Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at University of Utah School of Medicine. She is also a Pathology Consultant at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nikhil Sangle, MD, FRCPath is a Fellow in Hematopathology in the Department of Pathology at University of Utah School of Medicine, and affiliated with ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Amar Ibarhim, MB, ChB, MSc is a Research Fellow in the Department of Pathology at Toronto General Hospital in the University Health Network in Toronto, Canada.

Satish K. Tickoo, MD is Attending Pathologist in the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.