Hurst's the Heart ─ 50th Anniversary Edition

The gold-standard in cardiology – updated to reflect the latest clinical perspectives

Hailed for its authority, currency, and ability to translate the latest research into clinical application, Hurst’s the Heart is the field’s landmark book and cardiology’s longest continuously published reference text. The Fourteenth Edition has been completely updated to reflect the latest technical and clinical advances. Presented in full color, it continues to deliver concise, visually appealing summaries of all the major new trials and guidelines along with practical tips for optimizing outcomes and patient quality. This edition is enhanced by new features such as Practice Points, Key/Common Clinical Questions, and an increased number of algorithms.

· Stellar editorial team composed of top experts from across the United States

· Outstanding coverage of both basic and clinical science

· Includes online resources such as review modules, questions, and image bank

· Spans the entire scope of cardiology

· Completely updated with the most current AHA/ACC guidelines

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, FAHA (New York, NY) ?serves The Mount Sinai Medical Hospital as Physician-in-Chief, as well as Director of Mount Sinai Heart, the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. He is also the Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.? Dr. Fuster was the President of Science and is now the General Director of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) in Madrid, Spain and also and Chairman of the SHE Foundation (Science for Health and Education).

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The innumerable positions he has held include those of President of the American Heart Association, President of the World Heart Federation, member of the Institute of Medicine of the US National Academy of Sciences (where he chaired the Committee for the document on "promotion of cardiovascular health worldwide), member of the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and President of the Training Program of the American College of Cardiology.

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Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC, FAHA (Stanford, CA) is an interventional cardiologist and Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. He was previously the Richard Sean Stack, MD, Distinguished Professor and the Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) at Duke University. His research interests include evaluating antithrombotic therapies to treat acute ischemic heart disease and to minimize the acute complications of percutaneous coronary procedures; studying the mechanism of disease of the acute coronary syndromes; understanding the issue of risk stratification in the care of patients with acute ischemic coronary syndromes; building local, national, and international collaborations for the efficient conduct of innovative clinical research; and trying to better understand and improve upon the methodology of clinical trials.Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, MACC?(New York, NY) is Professor of Medicine and Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Chair in Cardiology, and the Director of Cardiovascular Imaging Program in Mount Sinai’s Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and the Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health. He is the Associate Dean for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr Narula has the unique distinction of being able to combine molecular and subcellular pathology and imaging.

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Zubin J. Eapen, MD (Durham, NC) Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, ??Medical Director of the Duke Heart Failure Same Day Access Clinic, Department of Medicine Director of Education IT Innovations, and Department of Medicine Director of Clinical Improvement. He is also a member of Duke Clinical Research Institute Health Services Research Group and Assistant Faculty Director for the Center for Educational Excellence. Dr. Eapen obtained his medical degree and completed his residency and Cardiology Fellowship at Duke University. He serves as Electronic Media Editor for JACC: Heart Failure, Associate Editor for American Heart Journal, and Editor for the 14th edition of Hurst’s the Heart. His particular interests include improving care coordination, disease management, and quality of care using digital health tools.