This is the second edition. Since the first edition, there have been important advances in interventional cardiology. The approaches to left main bifurcations and chronic total occlusions are completely different compared with the first edition. Interventions in structural heart disease have evolved at a rapid pace, particularly with respect to transcatheter aortic valve replacement, as well as with transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions. MORE

Interview with George L. Bakris, MD How has Hypertension, 4th Edition evolved since the previous edition? How has it evolved since the first edition?   Since the previous edition, we have trimmed some chapters and deleted others that were not well accessed. This while expanding the database of the existing chapters and yet keeping it withinMORE

Health systems science (HSS), a foundational framework for the study and understanding of how care is delivered, how health professionals work together to deliver that care, and how the health system can improve patient care and health care delivery, is increasingly incorporated into the education and training of physicians, but physicians don’t work alone. The full potential of the increased understanding of HSS by physicians—improved population health and a better patient experience along with other aspects of the Quintuple Aim— cannot happen without other health care professionals incorporating HSS into their education, training, and practice. MORE

The field of cardiac electrophysiology has been evolving rapidly and at virtually all levels, from the basic understanding of arrhythmia mechanisms to mapping and imaging modalities, as well as the development of new ablation techniques and energy sources. Hence, it is critical for all those involved in the field of cardiac arrhythmias to keep pace with these exciting advancements. MORE