This updated 3rd edition provides a comprehensive overview of cardiac pathology. Clear illustrations of the common styles of dissection are provided along with the normal anatomy and histology. The chapters cover autopsy heart examination, ischaemic heart disease, myocarditis, sudden death, valve disease, transplant pathology, cardiomyopathy, cardiac tumours and congenital heart disease, with a clear analysis of diagnostic criteria (macroscopic, microscopic and genetic) for both common cardiac diseases and those of less common types. The text is accompanied by high quality macroscopic and microscopic images and references to other specialty data sources.

The 3rd edition adds new chapters on genetic investigation of inheritable cardiac conditions, and on post-mortem CT imaging of the heart.

Cardiac Pathology: A Guide to Current Practice is aimed at practising pathologists and pathology trainees, as well as any clinician or student with an interest in cardiac disease. It will be of value to those working in cardiac surgery, cardiology and those in the autopsy/forensic fields.

Dr Esther Youd is an autopsy pathologist at the University of Glasgow, with particular interest in sudden cardiac death, maternal death and medical education.

She gained a medical degree at the University of Southampton in 2003, completed histopathology training in Southampton and Cardiff in 2010, gained a Masters in Medical Education in 2012, and has worked as a consultant histopathologist in Llantrisant, South Wales, UK and an autopsy pathologist in Glasgow UK.

She is Chair of the UK Cardiac Pathology Network, past Chair of the Royal College of Pathologists Death Investigation Committee, and reviews maternal deaths for MBRRACE-UK. She is the Royal College of Pathologists Clinical Director for Digital Pathology Education, a role which encompasses oversight of the Pathology Portal, an online educational platform. She is external examiner at Queen Mary University of London and a senior examiner for the Royal College of Pathologists Certificate of Higher Autopsy Training exam.