Valvular heart disease : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease /
Otto, Catherine M.,editor.
Bonow, Robert O.,editor.
Helping you to apply scientific knowledge and clinical strategies, this resource for your everyday practice provides all of the knowledge you need to give your patients the most accurate diagnoses, the best possible heart disease treatment options, and the expert care they deserve.
Complemented by: Braunwald's heart disease / edited by Robert O. Bonow [and others]. 9th ed. 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease -- Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Aortic and Mitral Valves -- Cellular and Molecular Basis of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease -- Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Calcific Valve Disease -- Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload -- Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease -- Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography -- Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography -- Basic Principles of Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease -- Risk Assessment for Valvular Heart Disease -- Aortic Stenosis -- Aortic Regurgitation -- The Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Aortic Disease -- Surgical Approach to Diseases of the Aortic Valve and the Aortic Root -- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation -- Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures -- Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease -- Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease -- Secondary Mitral Regurgitation -- Mitral Regurgitation : Timing of Surgery -- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement -- Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement -- Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery -- Diseases of the Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valves -- Infective Endocarditis -- Prosthetic Heart Valves -- Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy -- Appendix 1 ACC/AHA Guidelines Classification and Levels of Evidence -- Appendix 2 ESC Guidelines Classification and Levels of Evidence.
Helping you to apply scientific knowledge and clinical strategies, this resource for your everyday practice provides all of the knowledge you need to give your patients the most accurate diagnoses, the best possible heart disease treatment options, and the expert care they deserve.
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