Heart Disease A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine - Hardcover

Braunwald, Eugene, M.D. (Editor)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0721656668 ISBN 13: 9780721656663

Publisher: W. B. Saunders, 1997

Synopsis

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Fifth edition of a Brandon/Hill Medical List minimal core selection. A major, comprehensive clinical textbook/reference for students, residents and practitioners. Includes twenty-one new chapters 81 contributors, 79 U.S. DNLM: Heart Diseases.

About this title

Book Description

An acclaimed reference plus a state-of-the-art web site where you can search the entire contents of the book, access weekly updates, and more

About the Author

Dr. Peter Libby is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Dr. Libby received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now BWH). He also completed a research fellowship in cellular physiology at HMS. Dr. Libby is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. The author of over 370 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Libby's clinical and research interests include vascular biology, atherosclerosis and preventative cardiology. The research laboratory that Dr. Libby directs studies the messengers created by the body that may produce arterial plaque and blockages, as well as normal and abnormal function of smooth muscle and endothelial cells. Boston Magazine named Dr. Libby a top cardiologist. His research has received funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. Dr. Libby has received research recognitions on four continents including the highest basic research awards from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology, and the Anitchkow award from the European Atherosclerosis Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: W. B. Saunders
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721656668
• ISBN 13: 9780721656663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 2