Braunwald’s Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

The knowledge relevant to the practice of cardiology continues
to grow by leaps and bounds. Scientific and clinical advances have
occurred at such a rapid pace that clinicians often suffer information
overload. Communications about advances in cardiovascular medicine
inundate practitioners on a seemingly minute-to-minute basis
through journals, mailings, text messages, newsletters, social media,
webinars, advertisements, and other electronic and print media. How
can a practitioner or trainee sift through this cacophony to discern
reliable, durable, and important information critical for practice?
This textbook of cardiovascular medicine offers a solution to thisquandary. The 12th edition of Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides a
comprehensive, carefully curated, balanced, and unbiased distillation
not only of the tried and true, but especially the latest advances
in our field. This volume should serve the novice and experienced
practitioner alike. Trainees and those preparing for certification or
recertification examinations can use this text for an overall review of
contemporary cardiovascular medicine. Practitioners confronting a
particular clinical problem can consult the appropriate section of the
book on an as-needed basis to answer the clinical question at hand
to aid on-the-spot clinical decision making. While not a basic science
textbook, this volume builds on Dr. Braunwald’s founding vision and
reviews fundamental pathophysiologic mechanisms to furnish a foundation
for informed practice where appropriate.