http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xi, 598 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Valvular heart disease : prevalence and clinical outcomes -- Pathology and etiology of valvular heart disease -- Echocardiographic evaluation of valvular heart disease -- Other diagnostic approaches -- Basic principles in the medical therapy in the patient with valvular heart disease -- The left ventricular response to chronic pressure and/or volume overload -- Valvular heart disease : the surgical approach -- Aortic stenosis -- Mitral stenosis -- Surgical and percutaneous intervention for mitral stenosis -- Aortic regurgitation -- Mitral valve prolapse -- Surgical intervention for mitral regurgitation -- Right-sided valve disease -- Prosthetic valves -- Infective endocarditis -- Valve disease in children -- Valvular heart disease in pregnancy
Includes bibliographical references and index.