This succinct text fills the demand for a resource, covering the pathology of cardiovascular diseases. It addresses ischemic heart disease, reviewing the many recent advances that have led to new concepts in cardiovascular pathology and pathophysiology. It emphasizes general approaches to heart examination and outlines expectations and limitations of pathologic assessment of cardiovascular disease. Written by well-known experts in the field, this 2nd edition is completely updated and efficiently reorganized to be more concise and streamlined.