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"In the last several decades, cardiology has advanced at a breakneck pace on many fronts. Knowledge of the diagnosis and management of patients with heart disease, as well as understanding responsible mechanisms and preventative approaches, advance daily. Genetics, molecular biology and pharmacology, imaging, catheter-based therapy, cardiac regeneration and repair are only a sampling of what we encounter daily. This constant flow of innovative research has generated a proliferation of new cardiovascular journals, cumulatively publishing an unprecedented amount of information. With the rapidly changing cardiovascular knowledge base, an authoritative textbook like Heart Disease to which readers can turn, confident that the statements are as accurate and up-to-date as possible, offers even greater value. As with each edition of this gold standard reference work, international experts-- "household" names to many readers--have totally revised every chapter. In addition, 14 new chapters have been added to recognize the ever-expanding role of cardiology into areas such as oncology, chronic lung disease, environmental toxins, catheter-based treatments of congenital heart disease, and other topics. Some sections have been revised for clarity, such as arrhythmias; some have been expanded, such as diseases of heart valves; others have had a shift of emphasis, such as congenital heart disease in the adult. Finally, to maintain vitality of standard topics, new authors have replaced more than a third of those who have tirelessly written for previous editions, in chapters on ethics, personalized and precision medicine, imaging, obesity, diabetes, sleep disordered breathing, autonomic nervous system and other areas"--