Pathology of the Heart and Great Vessels

This text, the result of collaboration between experts experienced in the evaluation of such methods and materials, covers recent improvements in cardiovascular surgical techniques intended to help the surgical pathologist explore the cause and nature of heart and blood vessel diseases. Twelve chapters address methods of examining various excised tissues and include coverage of the following topics: native and prosthetic valves, transplanted hearts, endomyocardial byopsies, cardiac tumours, endocardium, and ventricular and aortic aneurysmectomies.
 
This text, the result of collaboration between experts experienced in the evaluation of such methods and materials, covers recent improvements in cardiovascular surgical techniques intended to help the surgical pathologist explore the cause and nature of heart and blood vessel diseases. Twelve chapters address methods of examining various excised tissues and include coverage of the following topics: native and prosthetic valves, transplanted hearts, endomyocardial byopsies, cardiac tumours, endocardium, and ventricular and aortic aneurysmectomies.