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- Code: VALVEHD
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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Valvular Heart Disease®
With a newly expanded chapter on surgery to include discussions of prosthetic aortic valves and prosthetic valve durability, this handbook discusses at length the diagnosis and management of disorders of the cardiac valves, including mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation. 284 pages
Jeffrey S. Borer, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
The New York Presbyterian Hospital-
New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in Radiology, and Director,
The Howard Gilman Institute for Valvular Heart Diseases
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Why Are We Interested in Diseases of the Heart Valves?
Chapter 2: Normal and Pathologic Anatomy of the Heart Valves
Chapter 3: Making the Diagnosis and Drawing Pathophysiological Inferences at the Examining Table
Chapter 4: Objective Evaluation of the Patient With Valvular Disease
Chapter 5: What Can the Patient Expect Over Time?
Chapter 6: Treatment Options
Chapter 7: When to Perform Valve Surgery
Chapter 8: Cells and Genes of the Heart in Valvular Diseases
Chapter 9: Conclusions
