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Aortic stenosis : case-based diagnosis and therapy /

This book provides a case-based overview of aortic stenosis including pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis with both invasive, and multimodality noninvasive techniques, and how to approach management options in the multidisciplinary setting. It provides both an assessment of challenging cases th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Abbas, Amr E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. General considerations and etiologies of aortic stenosis
  • 2. Clinical assessment of the severity of aortic stenosis
  • 3. Physiological basis for area and gradient assessment: hemodynamic principles of aortic stenosis
  • 4. Different classifications of aortic stenosis
  • 5. Invasive evaluation of aortic stenosis
  • 6. Echocardiographic evaluation of aortic valve stenosis
  • 7. Complimentary role of CT/MRI in the assessment of aortic stenosis
  • 8. Area and gradient mismatch: the discordance of a small valve area and low gradients
  • 9. Reverse area and gradient mismatch: the discordance of a large valve area and high gradients
  • 10. Prosthetic aortic valves and diagnostic challenges
  • 11. Risk prediction models, guidelines, special populations, outcomes
  • 12. Surgical management of aortic valve stenosis
  • 13. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
  • 14. Imaging for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • 15. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
  • Index.