Cardiac Valvular Medicine [Hardcover]

The book will be written by the experts in the disease including imaging, interventional cardiology and surgical valve expertise. The book has five main sections:Aortic Valve DiseaseMitral Valve DiseaseTricuspid Valve DiseasePulmonic Valve DiseaseMultimodality ImagingThe main objectives of the book are:1- to provide the main guidelines to clinicians on how to identify and diagnose valvular heart disease2- to provide an overview of what the near future will bring in the diagnosis, prevention and risk stratification of patients to catheter versus surgical approaches3- to outline the possible implications for medical therapies in slowing progression of calcific aortic valve disease and myxomatous mitral valve diseaseThis book offers clear, concise guidance, helping clinicians to spot, diagnose and treat valvular heart disease. The five main sections cover Aortic Valve Disease, Mitral Valve Disease, Tricuspid Valve Disease, Pulmonic Valve Disease and Multimodality Imaging.1.Natural History of Aortic Valve Stenosis.- 2. Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Calcific Aortic Valve Disease.- 3.Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: From Bench to Bedside.- 4.Experimental Evidence for the Role of Atherosclerosis in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease.- 5.The Electrocardiogram as a Risk Predictor in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis.- 6.Exercise Testing in Aortic Stenosis and in Mitral Regurgitation.- 7. Detection of Calcium in the Aortic Valve by Non- Invasive Imaging.- 8.Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity:Determining Timing to Surgery.- 9.Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty.- 10.Imaging for TAVI.- 11.Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation.- 12.Role of statins in valvular heart disease: Rheumatic valve disease and bioprosthetic valves.- 13.Slowing the Progression of Aortic Stenosis  The Emerging Role of Bisphosphonates.- 14.LDL-Density-Theory:Implications for Future Clinical Trials.- 15.Infective Endocarditis: New Recommendations and Perspectives.- 16.Assessment and Timing to Intervention of Mitral Rló5