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2014 BMA Medical Book Awards 1st Prize Award Winner in Cardiology categoryInternationally renowned cardiologists Drs. Catherine M. Otto and Robert O. Bonow help you to apply all of the latest scientific knowledge and clinical strategies with Valvular Heart Disease, a companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. This indispensable 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.".This textbook is a key to all of us for rational decision-making and the optimal management of patients with valvular heart disease." Reviewed by Perfusion, Apr 2015Apply today's best medical and surgical approaches with comprehensive, expert guidance on today's full range of clinical heart disease treatments.Provide appropriate care to pediatric and pregnant patients with focused chapters on the unique needs of these special populations. Update your knowledge of these increasingly common heart diseases with brand-new chapters covering 3-dimensional anatomy of the aortic and mitral valves; clinical and genetic risk factors for calcific valve disease; risk assessment for aortic and mitral valve surgery; image-guided transcatheter valve procedures; optimal timing of valve interventions; state-of-the-art valve surgery; and much more.Apply the most current standards of practice with summaries of the ACC/AHA and new ESC valvular heart disease guidelines in each chapter.Vividly visualize heart valve anatomy and dysfunction, as well as important techniques and procedures, thanks to a multitude of detailed illustrations, full-color images, and online video content.Search the full text and access all the images online at Expert Consult.Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.
Contents
1. Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease2. Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Aortic and Mitral Valves 3. Cellular and Molecular Basis of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease4. Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Calcific Valve Disease5. Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload6. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease7. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease for Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography8. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography9. Basic Principles of Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease10. Risk Assessment for Valvular Heart Disease11. Aortic Stenosis12. Aortic Regurgitation13. The Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Aortic Disease14. Surgical Approach to Diseases of the Aortic Valve and the Aortic Root 15. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation16. Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures 17. Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease18. Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease19. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation20. Mitral Regurgitation: Timing of Surgery21. Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement 22. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement23. Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery 24. Diseases of the Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valves25. Infective Endocarditis 26. Prosthetic Heart Valves27. Valvular Heart Disease in PregnancyAppendix 1: ACC/AHA Guidelines Classification and Levels of EvidenceAppendix 2: ESC Guidelines Classification and Levels of EvidenceIndex
