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Valvular heart disease / Catherine M. Otto.
Holman Biotech Commons RC685.V2 O78 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Otto, Catherine M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heart valves--Diseases.
- Heart valves.
- Heart Valve Diseases--therapy.
- Heart Valve Diseases--diagnosis.
- Heart Valve Diseases--pathology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Heart Valve Diseases--therapy.
- Heart Valve Diseases--diagnosis.
- Heart Valve Diseases--pathology.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 598 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Saunders, [2004]
- Summary:
- The 2nd Edition of the field's definitive reference has been completely updated to reflect all of the advances in the field. The second edition discusses significant advances in problem management, disease processes, and optimal treatments for patients with valvular heart disease. Designed to fully accommodate information needs of health practitioners across all specialties, it offers to the cardiologist succinct and practical information on clinical aspects, diagnostic approaches, and medical as well as surgical management options.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Valvular Heart Disease: Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes 1
- Chapter 2 Pathology and Etiology of Valvular Heart Disease / Corinne L. Fligner, Dennis D. Reichenbach, Catherine M. Otto 18
- Chapter 3 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease 51
- Chapter 4 Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography for Evaluation of Valvular Disease 93
- Chapter 5 Other Diagnostic Approaches 119
- Chapter 6 Basic Principles in the Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease 136
- Chapter 7 The Left Ventricular Response to Chronic Pressure and/or Volume Overload 158
- Chapter 8 Valvular Heart Disease: The Surgical Approach / Robert J. Dabal, Gabriel S. Aldea 178
- Chapter 9 Aortic Stenosis 197
- Chapter 10 Mitral Stenosis 247
- Chapter 11 Surgical and Percutaneous Intervention for Mitral Stenosis 272
- Chapter 12 Aortic Regurgitation 302
- Chapter 13 Mitral Regurgitation 336
- Chapter 14 Mitral Valve Prolapse 368
- Chapter 15 Surgical Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation 388
- Chapter 16 Right-sided Valve Disease 415
- Chapter 17 Prosthetic Valves 437
- Chapter 18 Infective Endocarditis 482
- Chapter 19 Valve Disease in Children / L. LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Richard V. Williams, Michael D. Puchalski 522
- Chapter 20 Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy / Catherine M. Otto, Thomas R. Easterling 567.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0721697879
- OCLC:
- 52595535
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