General Features of the Cardiovascular System -- Anatomy -- Attitudinally Correct Cardiac Anatomy -- Cardiac Development -- Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall, Pulmonary Cavities, and Mediastinum -- Anatomy of the Human Heart -- Comparative Cardiac Anatomy -- The Coronary Vascular System and Associated Medical Devices -- The Pericardium -- Congenital Defects of the Human Heart: Nomenclature and Anatomy -- Physiology and Assessment -- Cellular Myocytes -- The Cardiac Conduction System -- Autonomic Nervous System -- Cardiac and Vascular Receptors and Signal Transduction -- Reversible and Irreversible Damage of the Myocardium: New Ischemic Syndromes, Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, and Cardioprotection -- The Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Cardiac Function -- Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses -- Basic ECG Theory, 12-Lead Recordings and Their Interpretation -- Mechanical Aspects of Cardiac Performance -- Energy Metabolism in the Normal and Diseased Heart -- to Echocardiography -- Monitoring and Managing the Critically Ill Patient in the Intensive Care Unit -- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Devices and Therapies -- A Historical Perspective of Cardiovascular Devices and Techniques Associated with the University of Minnesota -- Pharmacotherapy for Cardiac Diseases -- Animal Models for Cardiac Research -- Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Pacing and Defibrillation -- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy -- Cardiac Mapping Technology -- Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia -- Heart Valve Disease -- Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery -- Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement -- Cardiac Septal Defects: Treatment via the Amplatzer® Family of Devices -- Harnessing Cardiopulmonary Interactions to Improve Circulation and Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest and Other States of Low Blood Pressure -- End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure: Ventricular Assist Devices -- Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Heart Disease -- Emerging Cardiac Devices and Technologies. .