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Valvular Heart Disease in Clinical Practice

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Michael Y. Henein

    1. Umea Heart Centre, Umea University, Sweden

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Mitral Valve Disease

    • Michael Henein, John Pepper
    Pages 1-72

  3. Aortic Valve Disease

    • Michael Henein, Joseph Maalouf
    Pages 73-153

  4. Right Heart Valve Disease

    • Michael Henein
    Pages 155-193

  5. Pulmonary Valve Disease

    • Michael Henein, Wei Li
    Pages 195-220

  6. Stress Echo in Valvular Heart Disease

    • Eugenio Picano
    Pages 221-240

  7. Valve Substitutes

    • John Chambers
    Pages 241-263

  8. Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

    • Maurizio Galderisim, Sergio Mondillo
    Pages 265-287

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 289-299
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About this book

Over the last three decades, major advances in the management of diseases of the valves have been seen. While cardiac catheterization was in the 1970s, the only means for con?rming the diagnosis, Doppler echocardiography has become the corner stone for accurate assessment of valve disease, even in fetuses. Now not only the disease can be identi?ed but also the rate of disease progression (e. g. lea?et calci?cation and stiffness) can be accurately measured and quanti?ed by echocardiography and multislice/electron beam CT imaging. Surgical treatment of valve disease has also w- nessed great advances, having moved from traditional valve replacement to sophisticated repair procedures and the use of extracorporeal pump support in some patients. Robotic valve surgery has also proved a great success, in well selected cases, and is expected to have a fruitful future. Furthermore, in special circumstances, conventional surgical valve excision has now been replaced by percutaneous catheter-based valve replacement for aortic and pulmonary disease. This approach reduces the risk from the surgery itself, avoids general ana- thesia and many potential post-operative complications. This book discusses the practicalities of the diagnosis and treatment of the various aspects of common heart valve d- eases, covering most clinical and surgical issues. It is designed to assist clinicians in the management of patients with valve disease and provide them with answers to many of the clinical questions that arise.

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"This is a well organized review of the etiology, pathophysiology, and management of valvular heart disease. … Physicians in training as well as practicing physicians (cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and intensivists) involved in the diagnosis and management of patients with valvular heart disease are the audience. … This is an easy to read, concise review that will be a good resource for physicians involved in the diagnosis and management of patients with valvular heart disease." (Yabiz Sedghi, Doody’s Review Service, May, 2009)

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  • Umea Heart Centre, Umea University, Sweden

    Michael Y. Henein

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