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...thoroughly revised and updated featuring a new chapter on rheumaticfever...includes signs, symptoms, & laboratory data as well asillustrations displaying the anatomy at actual size to aid in surgicaldecision-making. ... Read more

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This insightful reference thoroughly examines the diagnosis and management of disorders of the cardiac valves, such as mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation. ... Read more

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The 2nd Edition of the field's definitive reference 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 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. ... Read more

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Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of Valvular Heart Disease. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on the ward or in the clinic! ... Read more

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

Disease/disorder articles contain some or all of the following sections:

• Definitions -- brief dictionary-style definition of the disorder
• Descriptions -- overview of the disorder; who gets it and why
• Causes & symptoms -- process, substance or organism that produces the condition; any risk factors that increase susceptibility to the condition; signs and symptoms of the disease
• Diagnosis -- overview of procedures and tests used to diagnose the condition; how the test is done; who should be tested and when; time required; cost; whether it's typically covered by insurance
• Treatments -- overview of conventional methods of care or management of the condition, such as drugs, surgeries, physical therapy, etc.
• Alternative treatments -- overview of alternative/complementary therapies that may be used to treat the condition
• Prognosis -- probable outcome of the disease
• Preventions -- what actions can be taken to prevent the condition from occurring

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Written by faculty members of the international symposium Valves in the Heart of the Big Apple: Evaluation and Management of Valvular Heart Diseases, this book is intended to complement and supplement the first volume, published in 2002. While the first volume reviews current information on valvular disease pathophysiology, epidemiology and evaluation as well as management strategies for affected patients, the current volume covers areas not discussed in the first and updates information on critical prognostication and management issues. Topics discussed include the selection of patients for surgery, current surgical approaches, natural history and management of selected complex congenital abnormalities involving heart valves, cellular and molecular pathophysiology of myocardial dysfunction. Consideration is also given to prognostication strategies and results as well as technical approaches to measuring disease charac-teristics.Providing a comprehensive overview of contemporary t ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on December 15, 2004. The length of the article is 572 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: One in 9 seniors has valvular heart disease.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Author: Mitchel L. Zoler
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 15, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34Issue: 24Page: 16(1)

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To most physicians who completed their medical training within the last 40 years, few areas of medicine have seen more dramatic changes than in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of valvular heart disease. Earlier in this century, because of the high worldwide incidence of rheumatic fever, almost all examples of valve stenosis or incompetence were assumed to have a rheumatic basis. Indeed, except for the occasional necropsy case demonstrating either a congenitally malformed valve or one structurally altered by other more virulent infectious processes, these assumptions were often accurate. Nowadays, however, with the advent of more sophisticated modalities such as doppler echo cardiography and color flow imaging techniques earlier medical and surgical interventions are possible.

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This useful reference provides up-to-the-minute coverage of every aspect of valvular heart disease-presenting etiology, pathophysiology, and symptomatology in detail as well as current methods of diagnosis and treatment. Examines specific problems in valvular heart disease such as endocarditis, pregnancy, arrhythmias, rheumatic disease, acute regurgitation, and surgery in children and the elderly! Reviewing the latest invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques and analyzing the wide variety of management choices, Valvular Heart Disease · explicates the pathology, echocardiography, and the radiological examination of valvular diseases · discusses each of the heart valves · elucidates possible pitfalls in diagnosis and management · shows how to assess left and right ventricular function and how to time surgery · illustrates the benefits and drawbacks of medical, interventional, and surgical management, including balloon catheter, valvotomy, and valve repair · supplies an in-depth overview of conservative therapy · and more!