Current Concepts in Cardiovascular Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

Download or read book Current Concepts in Cardiovascular Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics written by Gayle L. Winters and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinically accessible information for pathologists on histology, differential diagnosis, and clinical overview is presented. Topics in this subject on Cardiovascular Pathology include: Examination of the Explanted/Autopsy Heart; Native Valves; Prosthetic Valves; Cardiac Transplant Biopsies; Diagnostic (Native Heart) Biopsies; Aorta; Temporal Arteritis/Vasculitis/Vascular Lesions; Cardiac Tumors; and Cardiac Devices. Each article presents Key Considerations; Pitfalls of working with the particular entity; Differential Diagnosis summaries; Gross and histologic features with clinicopathologic correlates; Complications; Technical considerations; Post transplant biopsy findings where relevant; and Communicating results.