Valvular Heart Disease 4/e: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Internationally renowned cardiologists Drs. Catherine M. Otto and Robert O. Bonow help you to apply all of the latest
scientific knowledge and clinical strategies with Valvular Heart Disease, a companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease.
This indispensable resource for your everyday practice provides all of the knowledge you need to give your patients the
most accurate diagnoses, the best possible heart disease treatment options, and the expert care they deserve.





New to This Edition
Update your knowledge of these increasingly common heart diseases with brand-new chapters covering 3-dimensional
anatomy of the aortic and mitral valves; clinical and genetic risk factors for calcific valve disease; risk assessment
for aortic and mitral valve surgery; image-guided transcatheter valve procedures; optimal timing of valve
interventions; state-of-the-art valve surgery; and much more.
Apply the most current standards of practice with summaries of the ACC/AHA and new ESC valvular heart disease
guidelines in each chapter.
Vividly visualize heart valve anatomy and dysfunction, as well as important techniques and procedures, thanks to a
multitude of detailed illustrations, full-color images, and online video content.
Search the full text and access all the images online at Expert Consult.
Key Features
Apply today's best medical and surgical approaches with comprehensive, expert guidance on today's full range of
clinical heart disease treatments.
Provide appropriate care to pediatric and pregnant patients with focused chapters on the unique needs of these special
populations.


Chapter 1. The Burden of Valvular Heart Disease, George A. Mensah

Chapter 2. Clinical Pathology of Valvular Heart Disease, William Clifford Roberts and Jong Mi Ko

Chapter 3. Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Valvular Heart Disease, Nalini Marie Rajamannan

Chapter 4. Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload, Blase A. Carabello

Chapter 5. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Echocardiography, Catherine M. Otto

Chapter 6. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography, David M. Shavelle

Chapter 7. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography, Mario J. Garcia

Chapter 8. Basic Principles of Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease, Catherine M. Otto

Chapter 9. Aortic Stenosis, Raphael Rosenhek and Helmut Baumgartner

Chapter 10. Aortic Regurgitation, Pilar Tornos and Robert O. Bonow

Chapter 11. The Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Alan C. Braverman and Michael A. Beardslee

Chapter 12. Surgical Approach to Aortic Valve Disease, Paul Stelzer and David H. Adams

Chapter 13. Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation, Brad Munt

Chapter 14. Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease, Bernard Iung and Alec Vahanian

Chapter 15. Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease, Brian Griffin

Chapter 16. Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation, Robert A. Levine, MD, Ronen Beeri, MD, Yutaka Otsuji, MD, and Ehud
Schwammenthal, MD

Chapter 17. Mitral Regurgitation: Timing of Surgery,Rick A. Nishimura and Hartzell V. Schaff

Chapter 18. Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement, Including Associated Atrial Fibrillation and Tricuspid Regurgitation,
Patrick M. McCarthy and S. Chris Malaisrie

Chapter 19. Percutaneous Transcatheter Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation, Peter C. Block

Chapter 20. Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Disease, Pravin M. Shah

Chapter 21. Right-Sided Valve Disease, Charles J. Bruce and Heidi M. Connolly

Chapter 22. Infective Endocarditis, Thomas M. Bashore

Chapter 23. Prosthetic Heart Valves, Patrick T. O?Gara

Chapter 24. Valve Disease in Children, L. LuAnn Minich, Lloyd Y. Tani, Richard V. Williams, and Michael D. Puchalski

Chapter 25. Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy, Karen Stout