1.- Etiology and prevalence of valvular heart disease

2.- Pathology and etiology of heart diesase

3.- Echocardiographic evaluation of valvular heart disease

4.- Cardiac catheterization and angiography for evaluation of valvular disease

5.- Other diagnosis approaches

6.- Principles of medical therapy for valvular heart disease

7.- Left ventricular response ro chronic pressure and volume overload

8.- Valvular heart disease: The surgical approach

9.- Aortic stenosis

10.- Mitral stenosis

11.- Surgical and percutaneous intervention for mital stenosis

12.- Aortic regurgitation

13.- Mitral regurgitation

14.- Mitral valve prolapse

15.- Surgical intervention for mitral regurgitation

16.- Right-sided valve disease

17.- Prosthetic valves

18.- Infective endocarditis

Index