NEW: chapters on coronary blood flow, stunning and hibernation; race and ethnicity in CV disease; CV physiology - each by recognized authorities in their respective fields Includes the latest guidelines for management of atrial fibrillation Covers all of cardiology from molecular biology and genetics to patient care. Discusses the genetic bases of arrhythmias and their translation to clinical practice as well as the latest advances in curative catheter-based treatment for arrhythmias Discusses the use and misuse of drug eluting stents Presents updated information on MRI assessment of coronary circulation; peripheral arterial disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease in the elderly and mitral valve repair of mitral regurgitation in asymptomatic patients, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.