Main description:

The book covers 75 autopsy-based cases (about 75) of common and uncommon presentations of various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). It emphasizes the importance of the autopsies, which have played a pivotal role in the understanding of the pathology and hence the clinical manifestations of several CVDs. The book attempts to present the material from the perspective of the autopsy table. It uses the clinical data as the initial framework and the autopsy findings to develop a true understanding of the disease and the associated pathophysiology of the condition with final clinico-pathological correlation. Each case covers a complete journey of the deceased patient concisely under the following headings-title, clinical history, autopsy findings and discussion, which includes a brief review of the literature. The text is accompanied by relevant high-quality macroscopic and microscopic images.

The book is relevant for specialists in pathology, cardiology, cardiac surgery, internal medicine, critical care and pediatrics

Contents:

Utility of Autopsy with Special Reference to Cardiovascular Diseases.- Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Dissection.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Pericardial Diseases.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Post-inflammatory Valvular Anomalies.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Infective/Inflammatory Valvular Anomalies.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Non-inflammatory Valvular Anomalies.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Ischemic Myocardial Disorders.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Non-ischemic Myocardial Disorders.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Cardiac Tumors (Primary / Secondary).- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Systemic Vascular Pathology.- Autopsy-based Clinicopathological Cases of Pulmonary Vascular Pathology.