This book:

. Provides a comprehensive resource of information on the anatomic features and underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of the human cardiovascular system

. Provides state-of-the-art information on cardiac devices for monitoring and treating cardiac disorders

. Includes new information on medical device design and aspects of benchtop, preclinical, and clinical device testing

. Includes companion videos, such as those that show functional cardiac anatomy (jointly developed by the University of Minnesota and Medtronic, PLC)

. Contains contributed chapters from a wide range of experts in the  eld, including clinicians, scientists and medical device developers