Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 General Features of the Cardiovascular System
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   Chapter 2 Cardiac Development
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   Chapter 3 Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall, Pulmonary Cavities, and Mediastinum
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   Chapter 4 Anatomy of the Human Heart
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   Chapter 5 Comparative Cardiac Anatomy
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   Chapter 6 The Coronary System and Associated Medical Devices
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   Chapter 7 The Pericardium
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   Chapter 8 Cardiac Myocytes
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    Chapter 9 The Cardiac Conduction System
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    Chapter 10 Autonomic Nervous System
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    Chapter 11 Cardiac and Vascular Receptors and Signal Transduction
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    Chapter 12 Reversible and Irreversible Damage of the Myocardium
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    Chapter 13 The Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Cardiac Function
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    Chapter 14 Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses
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    Chapter 15 Basic ECG Theory, Recordings, and Interpretation
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    Chapter 16 Mechanical Aspects of Cardiac Performance
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    Chapter 17 Energy Metabolism in the Normal and Diseased Heart
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    Chapter 18 Introduction to Echocardiography
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    Chapter 19 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    Chapter 20 Historical Perspective of Cardiovascular Devices and Techniques
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    Chapter 21 Animal Models for Cardiac Research
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    Chapter 22 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Transcatheter Ablation
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    Chapter 23 Pacing and Defibrillation
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    Chapter 24 Biventricular Pacing for Congestive Heart Failure
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    Chapter 25 Cardiac Mapping Systems
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    Chapter 26 Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia
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    Chapter 27 Heart Valve Disease
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    Chapter 28 Less-Invasive Cardiac Surgery
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    Chapter 29 Treatment of Cardiac Septal Defects
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    Chapter 30 End-Stage Cardiomyopathy
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    Chapter 31 Experimental Cell Transplantation for Myocardial Repair
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    Chapter 32 Genomics-Based Tools and Technology
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    Chapter 33 Emerging Cardiac Devices and Technologies