| Description |
xi, 598 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Valvular Heart Disease: Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes -- Ch. 2 Pathology and Etiology of Valvular Heart Disease / Corinne L. Fligner, Dennis D. Reichenbach and Catherine M. Otto -- Ch. 3 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease -- Ch. 4 Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography for Evaluation of Valvular Disease -- Ch. 5 Other Diagnostic Approaches -- Ch. 6 Basic Principles in the Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease -- Ch. 7 The Left Ventricular Response to Chronic Pressure and/or Volume Overload -- Ch. 8 Valvular Heart Disease: The Surgical Approach / Robert J. Dabal and Gabriel S. Aldea -- Ch. 9 Aortic Stenosis -- Ch. 10 Mitral Stenosis -- Ch. 11 Surgical and Percutaneous Intervention for Mitral Stenosis -- Ch. 12 Aortic Regurgitation -- Ch. 13 Mitral Regurgitation -- Ch. 14 Mitral Valve Prolapse -- Ch. 15 Surgical Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation -- Ch. 16 Right-sided Valve Disease -- Ch. 17 Prosthetic Valves -- Ch. 18 Infective Endocarditis -- Ch. 19 Valve Disease in Children / L. LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Richard V. Williams and Michael D. Puchalski -- Ch. 20 Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy / Catherine M. Otto and Thomas R. Easterling |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Heart valves -- Diseases.
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Heart Valve Diseases -- therapy.
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Heart Valve Diseases -- diagnosis.
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Heart Valve Diseases -- pathology.
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| LC no. |
2003054475 |
| ISBN |
0721697879 |
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