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Edited by Tirone E. David. 246 pp., illustrated. Austin, Tex., R.G. Landes, 1993. $149. ISBN 1-879702-67-3.

Myocardial infarction due to coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in the Western world. Its mechanical complications are usually what kill people. This review of the pathology, diagnosis, and medical and surgical management of these complications, edited by a renowned cardiac surgeon, therefore remains timely.

This 250-page book, which is compact enough to carry in one hand and read at one's leisure, carefully summarizes an important topic without advancing new or controversial treatments or management strategies. After an introduction, the initial chapter is a complete discussion of the pathology and pathophysiology of myocardial infarction and associated mechanical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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