Valvular Heart Disease: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease: Expert Consult - Online and Print

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Covering the full range of diagnosis and treatment for valvular heart disease, this award-winning reference provides the information you need for safe and effective practice. Part of the Brauwald’s family of heart disease references, Valvular Heart Disease, 5th Edition, brings you fully up to date with the latest procedures, imaging modalities, basic science, diagnostic criteria, and treatment guidelines in this fast-changing area. Internationally renowned authors Dr. Catherine M. Otto and Dr. Robert O. Bonow help you apply today's best, evidence-based medical and surgical approaches in your daily practice.

Table Of Contents:

1. Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease
John B. Chambers

2. Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Aortic and Mitral Valves
Wendy Tsang, Benjamin H. Freed, Roberto M. Lang

3. Molecular Mechanisms of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
Russell J. Everett, David E. Newby, Marc R. Dweck

4. Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Calcific Valve Disease
George Thanassoulis

5. Left Ventricular and Vascular Changes in Valvular Heart Disease
Brian R. Lindman

6. Principles of Medical Therapy for Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
John P. Erwin III, Catherine M. Otto

7. Surgical and Procedural Risk Assessment of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Mohanad Hamandi, Michael J. Mack

8. Imaging the Aortic Valve
Rebecca T. Hahn, João Luiz Cavalcante

9. Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Disease Stages, and Timing of Intervention
Jason P. Linefsky, Catherine M. Otto

10. Aortic Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Disease Stages, and Management
Arturo Evangelista, Pilar Tornos, Robert O. Bonow

11. The Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Aortic Disease
Alan C. Braverman, Andrew Cheng

12. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Indications, Procedure, and Outcomes
Amisha J. Patel, Susheel Kodali

13. Imaging Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
James Lee, Paul Schoenhagen, Milind Desai

14. Surgical Approach to Diseases of the Aortic Valve and Aortic Root
S. Chris Malaisrie, Patrick M. McCarthy

15. Diagnostic Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation
Akhil Narang, Jyothy Puthumana, James D. Thomas

16. Rheumatic and Calcific Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Commissurotomy
Bernard Iung, Alec Vahanian

17. Mitral Valve Prolapse
David Messika-Zeitoun, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

18. Secondary (Functional) Mitral Valve Regurgitation in Ischemic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Paul A. Grayburn

19. Surgical Mitral Repair and Replacement
Javier G. Castillo, David H. Adams

20. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement
Howard C. Herrmann

21. Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Procedures
Ernesto E. Salcedo, Robert A. Quaife, John D. Carroll

22. Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery
Donald C. Oxorn

23. Diseases of the Tricuspid Valve
Grace Lin

24. Pulmonic Valve Disease in Adults
Yuli Y. Kim

25. Infective Endocarditis
Andrew Wang, Thomas Michael Bashore

26. Prosthetic Heart Valves: Selection, Management and Outcomes
Patrick O'Gara, Philippe Pibarot

27. Management of Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration
Danny Dvir

28. Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Karen K. Stout, Eric V. Krieger