Heart Disease

Peter Libby, MD, will assume the role of lead editor on the 12th edition. Dr Libby previously edited the 8th edition. He is Senior Advisor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Cardiovascular Sciences and Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also Senior Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. He is a world-renowned leader in cardiology

PART I General Considerations of Cardiovascular Disease PART II Examination of the Patient PART III Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function: Heart Failure and Arrhythmias PART IV Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease PART V Diseases of the Heart, Pericardium and Pulmonary Vascular Bed PART VI Molecular Biology and Genetics PART VII Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations PART VIII Cardiovascular Disease and Disorders of other Organ Systems