Includes bibliographical references.

Development of the heart and blood vessels -- Anatomical structure of the heart -- Cardiovascular circuitry and hemodynamics -- Electrophysiology of the heart -- Cardiac output and the pressure-volume relationship -- The cardiac cycle -- Regulation of arterial blood pressure and microcirculation -- Ischemic heart disease and management drugs -- Arrhythmias and antiarrhythmic drugs -- Valvular heart diseases -- Congestive heart failure and management drugs -- Congenital heart diseases -- Systemic arterial hypertension and antihypertensive drugs -- Myocardial diseases -- Pericardial diseases -- Diseases of the peripheral vessels -- Cardiovascular drugs.

"The aim of this work is to integrate the basic and clinical science topics of the cardiovascular system in a deliberately clinically oriented review book. Approximately half of the medical schools in the United States have already implemented an integrated curriculum in their pre-clinical programs, a trend which is growing both nationally and internationally. This trend is due in part to the proven benefits of the evidence-based practice of medicine as well as the increasing number of integrative clinical vignette questions in the medical and healthcare professional license examinations."--Preface.