Braunwald’s Heart Disease: International Edition, 13th Edition, 2026

The leading source of reliable cardiology information for practitioners and trainees worldwide, Braunwald’s Heart Disease, 13th Edition, remains the most trusted reference in the field. Written and edited by global experts, this award-winning, text offers outstanding coverage of new drugs, new guidelines, more powerful imaging modalities, and recent developments in precision medicine that continue to advance the practice of cardiovascular medicine and improve patients’ quality of life. This unparalleled multimedia reference is an essential resource for today’s cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and those studying for certification or recertification.

Key Features

Offers balanced, dependable content on rapidly changing clinical science, clinical and translational research, and evidence-based medicine, as well as detailed explanations of each disease entity and differential diagnoses
Covers key topics such as obesity: lifestyle, medical, and surgical management; COVID-19 and influenza and the cardiovascular system; TAVR; diabetocardiology; cardio-oncology; and more
Includes an updated chapter dedicated to artificial intelligence and wearables in cardiovascular medicine, as well as fully revised AI sections in all relevant chapters
Features extensive, bimonthly online updates curated by Eugene Braunwald, MD, that include “Hot Off the Press” and “Late-Breaking Clinical Trials”
Provides newly formatted guidelines that summarize diagnostic criteria and clinical implications—short summary boxes in print and key flowcharts, algorithms, and tables from the formal society guidelines with links in the eBook
Includes new key points boxes in select chapters that highlight important take-away messages
Contains 1,850 high-quality illustrations, radiographic images, algorithms, and charts, and provides access to 200+ videos called out with icons in the print version; new videos cover timely topics such as physical examination in the era of telemedicine
Offers flexible format options for quick, dependable reference: choose from either one in print, as well as a searchable eBook with ongoing updates
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Author Information

Edited by Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA; Douglas L. Mann, MD, Washington University, School of Medicine, USA; Gordon F. Tomaselli, MD, Executive Vice President; Chief Academic Officer; Dean Montefiore Medicine; Professor, Department of Medicine Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, Dr. Valentin Fuster Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; Scott D. Solomon, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Peter Libby, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA and Eugene Braunwald, MD, MD(Hon), ScD(Hon), FRCP, Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Founding Chairman, TIMI Study Group, Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA