Atlas of Heart Anatomy and Development

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. The General Development Period

   • Florin Mihail Filipoiu

   Pages 1-9

3. The Specific Development Period

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   Pages 11-56

4. Concepts of Clinical Anatomy of the Heart: Definition, Location and Position

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   Pages 57-60

5. The External Configuration of the Heart

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   Pages 61-76

6. Boundaries of the Heart

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   Pages 77-89

7. Internal Configuration of the Heart

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   Pages 91-149

8. The Structure of the Heart

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   Pages 151-201

9. Hearts Vessels

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   Pages 203-232

10. The Extrinsic Innervation of the Heart

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    Pages 233-238

11. Projection of the Heart, Pericardium and the Cardiac Auscultation Sites

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    Pages 239-240

12. Back Matter

    Pages 241-247

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​This heart anatomy book describes the cardiac development and cardiac anatomy in the development of the adult heart, and is illustrated by numerous images and examples. It contains 550 images of dissected embryo and adult hearts, obtained through the dissection and photography of 235 hearts. It has been designed to allow the rapid understanding of the key concepts and that everything should be clearly and graphically explained in one book. This is an atlas of cardiac development and anatomy of the human heart which distinguishes itself with the use of 550 images of embryonic, fetal and adult hearts and using text that is logical and concise. All the mentioned anatomical structures are shown with the use of suggestive dissection images to emphasize the details and the overall location. All the images have detailed comments, while clinical implications are suggested. The dissections of different hearts exemplify the variability of the cardiac structures. The electron and optical microscopy images are sharp and provide great fidelity. The arterial molds obtained using methyl methacrylate are illustrative and the pictures use suggestive angles. The dissections were made on human normal and pathological hearts of different ages, increasing the clinical utility of the material contained within.​

• coronary blood supply
• heart development
• septal defects

• Anatomy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania

  Florin Mihail Filipoiu

Florin Mihail Filipoiu, PhD, MD, has over 20 years’ experience in the Anatomy Department at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila of Bucharest, Romania. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and a specialist doctor in imaging. Since 2011 the author has also held the positions of chief of the Anatomy Department and Vice Dean of  the Faculty of Medicine. 

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