The early recognition of cardiovascular disease by the Physician is of paramount importance. Cardiovascular disease now ranks as the leading cause of death, resulting in one third of all deaths globally [1] and affecting at least 70 million Americans [2]. A great deal of information about cardiovascular disease can be obtained by the thorough inspection
of a patient, using only the unaided senses. However, inspection is a frequently overlooked aspect of physical diagnosis. (We see but do not observe, as Sherlock Holmes was wont to say [3].) Hence, the
value of a Cardiovascular Atlas which promotes the recognition of the local and systemic manifestations of cardiovascular disease. The color photographs are accompanied by explanatory text that describes each physical sign, its utility, and some of its likeliest causes. The rarer
syndromes associated with cardiovascular disease are listed in the Appendix.
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