The eighth edition of COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC CARE focuses on updated, comprehensive cardiac research and technology relating the patient care in the areas of coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and cardiomyopathies. The text moves from a review of cardiac anatomy and physiology to an assessment of cardiovascular diagnostic studies and provides a well-illustrated extensive explanation of cardiac dysrhythmia and an introduction to ECG. Ensuing chapters offer the latest information related to the diagnosis and management of heart disease, and addresses new and increasingly complex options involved in acute and long-term patient management. This standard in cardiac care education is widely used in hospitals, clinics, and education programs.