Product Description
Completely rewritten and updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text is a comprehensive, clear, concise, and easy-to-understand introduction to cardiovascular diseases. It is written by internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select medical students, and is the best text to bridge basic physiology with clinical care of patients. This edition provides updated coverage of pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, mechanisms of heart failure, molecular mechanisms of dysrhythmias, the genomic basis of cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease, and pharmacology. Numerous new illustrations are included. A companion Website on thePoint will include animations and audio heart sounds.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 27 reviews)

Cardiology Textbook by Med student (Buffalo, NY)

5 Stars
September 10, 2009
This book is great! It is extremely well organized and walks you through the basics of cardiology (how EKG's work, how the heart works, disease conditions. Perfect for medical students.

Pathophysiology of Heart Diseases is a MUST for all medical students! by Doretha D. Knowles

5 Stars
September 01, 2009
Pathophysiology of Heart Diseases by Lilly is an excellent book and one that all medical students should have in their possession. This book breaks down all aspects of the heart in a simple yet detailed manner. The topics are well organized and are connected to each other. I purchased this book for less than $10 on Amazon, and the sender did an excellent job in sending it to me in a timely manner. Additionally, the sender's description of the book was 100% accurate. This book is such a smart investment!

Best Book for Cardiology by Jason

5 Stars
May 10, 2009
This book is #1 on my Top 10 List of All-time Best Medical Texts. I first read this book as an undergraduate during the summer after anatomy and physiology. I might have understood about 5% of it since my medical vocabulary was limited, but I was able to read it because of the clarity of its prose. I read it again in PA school and fell in love with it because it explains the 'how' and the 'why' underlying cardiac physiology and pathophysiology. Most texts I read simply state the facts and do not explain 'how' a disease creates clinical manifestations, 'how' an invasive therapeutic intervention is performed, etc. This book does all of that, and does it in a clear and succinct manner. The only shortcoming of this text is its EKG section; it is simply an introduction to EKGs and is not sufficient for learning how to interpret them.

Excellent resource for MS-II by Med_student_1

5 Stars
April 16, 2009
This is a well written text, which can be read - and more importantly, understood - in a couple of days. The text does a nice job of reviewing the physiology of the heart, in the context of each disease process. It repeats important points of the physiology throughout each chapter, such that you've got a generally good understanding of the reading by the time you finish the book. Lilly also provides enough pathology and treatment content to give a full picture of each disease. It does not, however, give extremely detailed pathology on each topic. For a second year medical student, this text was sufficient to master the content of cardiac pathophysiology. I would strongly recommend it for that purpose.

Greatest Med Student book ever!!! For Cardiology that is... by M. Marie

5 Stars
April 10, 2009
This book is a lifesaver! It should be retitled, "Pathophysiology of Hear Disease...for dummies." lol. It offers great explanations of concepts in cardiology. Every med student's dream come true...

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