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Valvular Heart Disease is now an even better source for all your questions on dysfunctions or abnormalities of the heart's four valves. In the third edition, Catherine Otto is joined by Robert Bonow and a team of expert contributors to bring you the latest developments in imaging and treatment. The full-color images and illustrations reflect the cutting-edge imaging and diagnostic modalities-Doppler echo and MR-that are so important for diagnosing aortic valve defects. Superb diagrams, an increased focus on imaging and case-based presentation, and new chapters-on Cardiac MR and CT imaging for valvular heart disease; Genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of valvular disease; Bicuspid aortic valve disease; and Ischemic mitral regurgitation-further enhance this valuable reference. And, the full text is available online at expertconsult.com where you can search the entire contents.

• Presents comprehensive coverage of valvular heart disease to provide you with a complete reference and one-stop shop for this specialty in cardiac medicine.
  
• Provides complete guidance on how and why to surgically treat valve patients for a reliable manual on managing difficult cases.
  
• Features chapters on pediatric and pregnant patients so you know what considerations to take into account when treating these special populations.

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The book came way before the date it was to be sent out and it came in great condition - no damage to the book! ... Read more

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Disease of the heart valves is increasingly common and frequently requires treatment, usually a combination of drug therapy and surgery to repair or replace the valve. The majority of valvular heart disease occurs in older people, and is due to degenerative disease of the valve tissue. Understanding how to diagnose, investigate and manage patients with valvular heart disease is a core skill for a wide range of doctors, including cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, general physicians, general surgeons and anaesthetists. Valvular heart disease can also occur in younger patients and can be particularly challenging to diagnose and treat in pregnant women. New advances in cardiology mean a range of valvular heart disease can be treated with percutaneous procedures avoiding the need for full cardiac surgery.

This unique text covers all aspects of valvular heart disease, including normal valve anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, modes of investigation, assessment and treatment of specific valve lesions, valve surgery (both medical and surgical aspects), treatment in pregnancy or during non-cardiac surgery, and the devastating complication of infective endocarditis, in an easy-to-read, accessible format. It contains over 150 high quality pictures and illustrations, providing contemporary diagnostic imaging (including conventional radiography, echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging) to demonstrate the importance of imaging in diagnosis and treatment. Individual valve lesions are reviewed in turn with specific indications for intervention in line with current European guidelines. The handbook complements the curriculum for specialist training in the UK, and is relevant to candidtaes in preparation for accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography. ... Read more

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Empower Yourself!Whether You’Re A Newly Diagnosed With A Valvular Heart Disease, Or Have A Friend Or Relative With Valvular Heart Problems, This Book Offers Help. The Only Text To Provide The Doctor’S And Patient’S Views, 100 Questions & Answers About Valvular Heart Disease Gives You Authoritative, Practical Answers To Your Questions About Treatment Options, Sources Of Support, And Includes Topics Like Improved Surgical Techniques, Noninvasive Techniques For Surveillance Of Left Ventricular Function, Guidelines For The Timing Of Surgery, And The Role Of Drug Therapy In The Management Of Valvular Heart Disease. This Book Is An Invaluable Resource For Anyone Coping With The Physical And Emotional Turmoil Of This Frightening Disease. ... Read more

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To most physicians who completed their medical training within the last 40 years, few areas of medicine have seen more dramatic changes than in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of valvular heart disease. Earlier in this century, because of the high worldwide incidence of rheumatic fever, almost all examples of valve stenosis or incompetence were assumed to have a rheumatic basis. Indeed, except for the occasional necropsy case demonstrating either a congenitally malformed valve or one structurally altered by other more virulent infectious processes, these assumptions were often accurate. Nowadays, however, with the advent of more sophisticated modalities such as doppler echo cardiography and color flow imaging techniques earlier medical and surgical interventions are possible. ... Read more

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Univ. of Arizona, Tucson. Offers the clinician a complete and authoritative resource concerning all forms of valvular heart disease. Includes numerous figures and tables. Topics include mitral stenosis, acute mitral regurgitation, tricuspid value disease, rheumatic fever, endocarditis, prosthetic heart valves, and more. Previous edition is not cited. ... Read more

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Challenges for the treatment of valvular heart disease include the growing need for effective yet less invasive interventions and therapies to treat these progressive conditions. With the development of potential new treatments, it is crucial for cardiac
physicians to be well informed on the pathophysiology, assessment, treatment options and their outcomes of valvular diseases. Written by a highly experienced and internationally recognized group of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and researchers, Valvular Heart Disease offers insights into the widely varying hemodynamic effects and clinical course of heart valve conditions, as well as the contemporary management of these conditions. Offering a broad perspective on these diseases, Valvular Heart Disease expands on the recent guidelines developed by the major heart societies in the United State and Europe.

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The notion that drugs can induce valvular heart disease (VHD) has occurred since the sixties and has received a lot of attention in recent years. Overstimulation of the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT2B) leads to valvular fibroblast proliferation and thickening of the valvular leaflets with reduced mobility and regurgitation as a consequence. This book focuses on different aspects of this distinct kind of valvulopathy including pathophysiology of drug-induced VHD, histopathological and echocardiographic characteristics, drugs associated with VHD, the influence of cumulative drug dose and risk factors and others. ... Read more

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This useful reference provides up-to-the-minute coverage of every aspect of valvular heart disease–presenting etiology, pathophysiology, and symptomatology in detail as well as current methods of diagnosis and treatment.Examines specific problems in valvular heart disease such as endocarditis, pregnancy, arrhythmias, rheumatic disease, acute regurgitation, and surgery in children and the elderly!Reviewing the latest invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques and analyzing the wide variety of management choices, Valvular Heart Diseaseexplicates the pathology, echocardiography, and the radiological examination of valvular diseasesdiscusses each of the heart valveselucidates possible pitfalls in diagnosis and managementshows how to assess left and right ventricular function and how to time surgeryillustrates the benefits and drawbacks of medical, interventional, and surgical management, including balloon catheter, valvotomy, and valve repairsupplies an in-depth overview of conservative therapyand more! ... Read more

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With a newly expanded chapter on surgery that includes prosthetic aortic valves and prosthetic valve durability, this handbook also features in-depth discussions on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the cardiac valves, including mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation. ... Read more

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles.Atlas on valve disease, including its pathogenesis, pathology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management, for clinicians, researchers, and students. 21 contributors, 20 U.S. DNLM: Heart Valve Diseases - atlases. ... Read more

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Written by faculty members of the international symposium 'Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple: Evaluation and Management of Valvular Heart Diseases', this book is intended to complement and supplement the first volume, published in 2002. While the first volume reviews current information on valvular disease pathophysiology, epidemiology and evaluation as well as management strategies for affected patients, the current volume covers areas not discussed in the first and updates information on critical prognostication and management issues. The topics discussed include the selection of patients for surgery, current surgical approaches, natural history and management of selected complex congenital abnormalities involving heart valves, cellular and molecular pathophysiology of myocardial dysfunction. Consideration is also given to prognostication strategies and results as well as technical approaches to measuring disease characteristics. ... Read more

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Univ. of Texas, Houston. Translation of the 1988 Japanese edition by Yutani Chikao. Comprehensive review of valvular heart disease and its clinical and pathophysiologic aspects. Many color plates. 7 Japanese contributors. DNLM: Heart Valve Diseases--pathology--atlases. ... Read more

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The authors aim to provide a concise and straightforward guide to the recognition and management of valvular heart disease, complemented by current guidelines and abundant high quality images. This book will be a valuable reference for all involved in the care of patients with valvular heart disease, including cardiologists in practice and training, young hospital doctors, general physicians, cardiac nurse specialists, and medical students. ... Read more

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Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of Valvular Heart Disease. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on the ward or in the clinic! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more