Designed to effectively prepare readers for their first encounters with patients with cardiovascular disease, Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: An Introduction to Cardiovascular Medicine is an award-winning text consistently preferred by medical students and faculty worldwide. In this fully revised 8th Edition, Dr. Leonard S. Lilly and a team of internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select cardiology fellows and internal medicine residents have ensured that you will be equipped with a clear, complete, and clinically relevant understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology, providing a strong foundation for patient diagnosis and management. - Up-to-date content reflects the latest understanding of mechanisms of cardiac disease and technological advances. - Review questions and answers in each chapter prepare you for course and board exams. - Animations to help support your understanding of complex, dynamic disease processes. - Student-friendly features include full-color illustrations and clinical photographs; new ultrasound images; introductory chapter outlines and end-of-chapter summaries; expanded details in question explanations; and robust online study tools.