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This volume is more than a large monograph. It is a superb textbook in the great British tradition of an earlier era. It is ambitious, comprehensive, and yet delightfully readable. There are seven introductory chapters which concisely review applied embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the circulatory system, the clinical examination, auscultation, electrocardiography, vectorcardiography, radiology, and cardiac catheterization. Subsequent chapters comprehensively cover the entire field of clinical cardiology including the rheumatic triad, infective endocarditis, pericarditis, valvular disease, hypertension, ischemic and congenital heart disease, pulmonary heart disease dysrhythmias, heart failure, and cardiomyopathies. In addition, there are special chapters on traumatic and functional heart disease, cardiac emergencies, cardiac surgery, and diseases of vessels. Each chapter is followed by a unique summary entitled "Salient Features" wherein the reader may find selected gems of wisdom. A very few references to major monographs and papers conclude each chapter. An appendix presents a variety of handy data

Cardiac Surgery, edited by John C. Norman (56 contributors), 603 pp, with illus, paper $9.75, cloth $15, New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967.Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease is a straightforward accounting of the authors' experience with 3,243 patients having operable, congenital heart lesions. The initial chapter considers the selection of the approach for correcting different abnormalities and the technique of cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass. Then a section on each major anomaly outlines the historical background (when applicable), major points of embryology, diagnosis, and indications for operation. Appropriate roentgenograms, illustrating the various lesions, accompany each section. The authors and their associates set forth in detail their surgical techniques, and the excellent drawings of Herbert R. Smith greatly enhance the text. Surgical results, mortality, and postoperative complications are enumerated for each abnormality, and pertinent references supplement each section.The presentation of this material is clear, concise, and readable and