The 2nd Edition of the definitive reference in this area has been completely updated to reflect all of the advances in the field. The second edition discusses significant advances in problem management, disease processes, and optimal treatments for patients with valvular heart disease. Designed to fully accommodate the information needs of health practitioners across all specialties, it offers to the cardiologist succinct and practical information on clinical aspects, diagnostic approaches, and medical as well as surgical management options.  

 
Reviews
 
"...a superb, highly recommended book."  
-- American Journal of Cardiology, review of previous edition  
 
Features
 
Features individual chapters on special considerations in management of valve disease in pediatric and pregnant patients.  
Includes new data on the myocardial response at the cellular and tissue level.  
References and summarizes ACC/AHA guidelines on valvular heart disease.  
Gives complete guidelines on how and why to surgically treat valve patients.  
 
What's New
  • Reports on the clinical trial outcomes of valve disease new data on EBCT for valve calcification and real-time MR imaging new data on valve substitutes.
  • Incorporates new chapters addressing valve disease in children and pregnant women.
  • Proposes methods of surgical management and interventions for the treatment of valve disease
  • Focuses on the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms of valvular disease.
 
Contents
 
Chapter 1: Valvular Heart Disease: Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes  
 
Chapter 2: Pathology and Etiology of Valvular Heart Disease  
Corinne L.Fligner, Dennis D. Reichenbach and Catherine M. Otto  
 
Chapter 3: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease  
 
Chapter 4: Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography for Evaluation of Valvular Disease  
 
Chapter 5: Other Diagnostic Approaches  
 
Chapter 6: Basic Principles in the Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease  
 
Chapter 7: The Left Ventricular Response to Chronic Pressure and/or Volume Overload 
 
Chapter 8: Basic Principles of Surgical Interventions for Treatment of Valvular Disease 
Gabe Aldea and Ed Verrier  
 
Chapter 9: Aortic Stenosis  
 
Chapter 10: Mitral Stenosis  
 
Chapter 11: Surgical and Percutaneous Intervention for Mitral Stenosis  
 
Chapter 12: Aortic Regurgitation  
 
Chapter 13: Mitral Regurgitation  
 
Chapter 14: Mitral Valve Prolapse  
 
Chapter 15: Surgical Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation  
 
Chapter 16: Right-sided Valve Disease  
 
Chapter 17: Prosthetic Valves  
 
Chapter 18: Infective Endocarditis  
 
Chapter 19: Valve Disease in Children  
L. LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Richard V. Williams, Michael D. Puchalski  
 
Chapter 20: Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy  
Catherine M. Otto and Thomas R. Easterling