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This volume covers aspects of cardiology from molecular genetics, to preventive cardiology, to state-of-the-art interventional cardiology techniques, to healthcare policy trends that affect cardiovascular medicine. Each chapter reviews major controversies, provides personal perspectives from recognized authorities, and projects future developments. Topics covered include: stents; how to perform a coronary angiogram; cardiology in the managed care era; quality of cardiovascular medicine; and medicolegal problems.