| Understanding Heart Disease |
| Preface |
| Chapter One The Normal Heart: Structure |
| Chapter Two The Normal Heart: Function |
| Chapter Three Diagnosis |
| Chapter Four Treatment |
| Chapter Five Performance of the Heart and Its Failure |
| Chapter Six Arrhythmias |
| Chapter Seven Cardiac Emergencies |
| Chapter Eight Atherosclerosis and Coronary-Artery Disease |
| Chapter Nine Diseases of the Cardiac Valves |
| Chapter Ten Diseases of the Myocardium and Pericardium |
| Chapter Eleven Congenital Heart Disease |
| Chapter Twelve Hypertension |
| Chapter Thirteen Diseases of the Pulmonary Circulation |
| Chapter Fourteen Diseases of the Aorta |
| Glossary |
| Index |
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| • | W |
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