Cardiac disease still remains one of the most common causes of death. It is by shedding light on the causes of these often premature deaths that progress can be made in understanding heart disease. In the last decade cardiac pathology has undergone a revolution, particularly in the fields of genetics and imaging. Practical Cardiac Pathology 3e is a combined atlas and text that is designed to assist pathologists in identifting the range of cardiovascular conditions that are found in both diagnostic and autopsy work.New chapters on autopsy, congenital heart disease, valvular disease and infective endocarditis, together with many new illustrations arre included in this third edition.