Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Cardiac Valvular Medicine

  • Book
  • © 2013

Overview

Editors:
  1. Nalini M. Rajamannan

    1. , Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Contributions from experts specialized in valvular heart diseases

  • Diagnosis and prevention of the disease aided by colour illustrations

  • Provides an overview of what the near future will bring in the diagnosis, prevention and risk stratification of patients to catheter versus surgical approaches

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Modifying the Natural History of Aortic Valve Stenosis

    • Helena J. Heuvelman, Nalini Marie Rajamannan, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg
    Pages 1-8

  3. Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

    • Mony Shuvy, Chaim Lotan, Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 9-15

  4. Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: From Bench to Bedside

    • Philippe Sucosky, Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 17-21

  5. Experimental Evidence for the Role of Atherosclerosis in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

    • Malayannan Subramaniam, Thomas C. Spelsberg, Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 23-33

  6. The Electrocardiogram as a Risk Predictor in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

    • Anders M. Greve, Kristian Wachtell
    Pages 35-45

  7. Exercise Testing in Aortic Stenosis and in Mitral Regurgitation

    • Patrizio Lancellotti, Julien Magne
    Pages 47-57

  8. Detection of Calcium in the Aortic Valve by Non-invasive Imaging

    • Antonia Delgado Montero, Alexandra Gonçalves, Nalini M. Rajamannan, José Luis Zamorano
    Pages 59-63

  9. Assessment of Aortic Stenosis Severity: Determining Timing to Surgery

    • Philippe Pibarot, Jean G. Dumesnil
    Pages 65-82

  10. Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty

    • M. Chrissoheris, K. Spargias
    Pages 83-91

  11. Imaging for TAVI

    • Alexandra Gonçalves, José Luis Zamorano
    Pages 93-102

  12. Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation

    • Margaret A. Lloyd, Charanjit S. Rihal
    Pages 103-110

  13. Role of Statins in Valvular Heart Disease: Rheumatic Valve Disease and Bioprosthetic Valves

    • Francesco Antonini-Canterin, Luis Moura, Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 111-121

  14. Slowing the Progression of Aortic Stenosis: The Emerging Role of Bisphosphonates

    • Sammy Elmariah
    Pages 123-132

  15. LDL-Density-Theory: Clinical Trial Design for Aortic Valve Disease

    • Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 133-145

  16. Infective Endocarditis: New Recommendations and Perspectives

    • Franck Thuny, Gilbert Habib
    Pages 147-155

  17. Assessment and Timing to Intervention of Mitral Regurgitation

    • José Juan Gómez de Diego, Nalini Marie Rajamannan
    Pages 157-172

  18. Biology of Mitral Valve Disease

    • Elena Aikawa, K. Jane Grande-Allen
    Pages 173-185

  19. Mitral Valve Devices

    • M. J. Swaans, J. A. S. van der Heyden
    Pages 187-209

  20. Anatomy and Pathology of Right-Sided Atrioventricular and Semilunar Valves

    • Cristina Basso, Denisa Muraru, Luigi P. Badano, Gaetano Thiene
    Pages 211-221
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

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 Disease Mitral Valve Disease Tricuspid Valve Disease Pulmonic Valve Disease Multimodality Imaging The main objectives of the book are: 1- to provide the main guidelines to clinicians on how to identify and diagnose valvular heart disease 2- to provide an overview of what the near future will bring in the diagnosis, prevention and risk stratification of patients to catheter versus surgical approaches 3- to outline the possible implications for medical therapies in slowing progression of calcific aortic valve disease and myxomatous mitral valve disease

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

    Nalini M. Rajamannan

About the editor

Nalini M. Rajamannan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cardiac Valvular Medicine

  • Editors: Nalini M. Rajamannan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4132-7

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4131-0Published: 14 September 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7197-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4132-7Published: 14 September 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 254

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 97 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiac Surgery

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation