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Atlas of Heart Failure
Edited by Wilson S. Colucci
5th ed, 352 pp, $129
Philadelphia, PA, Springer, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-57340-268-2
JAMA. 2008;299(18):2209.
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In the 13 years since the last edition of this classic text, understanding of the pathophysiology of heart failure at the molecular and genetic levels has expanded tremendously. This new edition has 33 contributors, 17 chapters, and 800 color illustrations. The stated aim to provide "a comprehensive up-to-date overview of normal cardiac function, the mechanisms of dysfunction in heart failure, and the therapeutic approaches that are available to manage the syndrome" is brilliantly realized.
The first chapter, on the epidemiology of heart failure, uses colorful graphs, tables, and charts to illustrate the current evidence of the increasing burden posed by heart failure to the public's health. In the United States, 1 in 5 men and women will experience this disease in their lifetime. The risk of death from heart failure is highest among African American men and increases progressively over time. The "Molecular and Cellular Basis of Contraction" chapter contains . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Ruth Falik, MD, Reviewer
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
rfalik@bcm.edu
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