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Happy Valentine's Day from the Medical Center Library and Archives! Check out these heart related resources available through the library.

Print books available for checkout: 

The curious history of the heart : a cultural and scientific journey book cover

The curious history of the heart : a cultural and scientific journey   
Vincent M. Figueredo   
For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart-not the brain-was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on the purpose of the heart have transformed as people sought to understand the life forces it contains. 

Braunwald's heart disease a textbook of cardiovascular medicine book cover


Braunwald's heart disease a textbook of cardiovascular medicine   
Edited by Peter Libby, Robert O. Bonow, Douglas L. Mann, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Deepak L. Bhatt, Scott D. Solomon  Current, comprehensive, and evidence-based Braunwald's Heart Disease remains the most trusted reference in the field and the leading source of reliable cardiology information for practitioners and trainees worldwide. The fully updated 12th Edition continues the tradition of excellence with dependable, state-of-the-art coverage of new drugs, new guidelines, more powerful imaging modalities, and recent developments in precision medicine that continue to change and advance the practice of cardiovascular medicine. 

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Nadas' Pediatric Cardiology book cover

Nadas' Pediatric Cardiology   
Edited by Edward P. Walsh   
In recent years, the field of pediatric cardiology has undergone rapid change, resulting in earlier diagnoses and improved long-term outcomes for many patients. Nadas' Pediatric Cardiology, 3rd Edition, offers an easy-to-understand, practical, and team-based approach to this complex field, addressing the current needs of pediatric cardiologists, surgeons, fellows, and other members of the pediatric cardiology team. 

Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology book cover

Current diagnosis & treatment cardiology   
McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine 
Current Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Sixth Edition, covers the latest developments in the field with detailed, consistently structured chapters with sharp clinical images that aid comprehension. Presented in the popular LANGE format, each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis.


Journals available online: 

Nature reviews cardiology   

European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes   

Circulation   

Journal of the American College of Cardiology