Valvular heart disease /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otto, Catherine M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Saunders, [2004]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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