Pathobiology of cardiovascular diseases: an update

L Maximilian Buja; Giulia Ottaviani; Richard N Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2019.06.002

Pathobiology of cardiovascular diseases: an update

Cardiovasc Pathol. 2019 Sep-Oct:42:44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.06.002. Epub 2019 Jun 14.

Authors

L Maximilian Buja¹, Giulia Ottaviani², Richard N Mitchell³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA; Cardiovascular Pathology Research Laboratory, Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: L.Maximilian.Buja@uth.tmc.edu.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA; "Lino Rossi" Research Center for the study and prevention of unexpected perinatal death and sudden infant death syndrome, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 31255975
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.06.002

Abstract

This article introduces the Second Special Issue of Cardiovascular Pathology (CVP), the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology (SCVP). This CVP Special Issue showcases a series of commemorative review articles in celebration of the 25th anniversary of CVP originally published in 2016 and now compiled into a virtual collection with online access for the cardiovascular pathology community. This overview also provides updates on the major categories of cardiovascular diseases from the perspective of cardiovascular pathologists, highlighting publications from CVP, as well as additional important review articles and clinicopathologic references.

Keywords: Autopsy; Cardiovascular disease; Endomyocardial biopsy; Pathobiology; Pathology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Vessels / pathology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
Cardiovascular Diseases / pathology*
Cardiovascular Diseases / therapy
Cause of Death
Humans
Myocardium / pathology*
Prognosis
Risk Factors