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Heart Valve Surgery [electronic resource] : An Illustrated Guide / by Jan Dominik, Pavel Zacek.

By: Dominik, Jan [author.].
Contributor(s): Zacek, Pavel [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010Description: XI, 416p. 220 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642122064.Subject(s): Medicine | Cardiology | Heart -- Surgery | Medicine & Public Health | Cardiac Surgery | CardiologyDDC classification: 617.412 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
History of Heart Valve Surgery -- Surgical Anatomy of the Heart Valves -- Overview of the Valve Replacement Devices -- Choice of the Optimal Valve for Replacement -- Aortic Valve Surgery -- Mitral Valve Surgery -- Tricuspid Valve Surgery -- Pulmonary Valve Surgery -- Dysfunction of Implanted Heart Valves -- Results of Heart Valve Surgery.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the surgical treatment of heart valve disease. The aim is to provide the reader with precise information on treatment modalities, indications, and specific situations that may be encountered. After introductory chapters on history and surgical anatomy, available valve replacement devices are reviewed and the optimal choice in different settings explained. The surgical management of aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve disease is then presented in individual chapters with the aid of superbly realistic illustrations and high-quality photos. Dysfunctions of implanted heart valves are also addressed, and a concluding chapter summarizes the results achieved to date. The authors are recognized experts in heart valve surgery, and draw on their vast experience to provide a book that will serve not only as a basic manual for cardiac surgeons but also as an invaluable compendium of readily understood information for cardiologists and general practitioners.
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History of Heart Valve Surgery -- Surgical Anatomy of the Heart Valves -- Overview of the Valve Replacement Devices -- Choice of the Optimal Valve for Replacement -- Aortic Valve Surgery -- Mitral Valve Surgery -- Tricuspid Valve Surgery -- Pulmonary Valve Surgery -- Dysfunction of Implanted Heart Valves -- Results of Heart Valve Surgery.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the surgical treatment of heart valve disease. The aim is to provide the reader with precise information on treatment modalities, indications, and specific situations that may be encountered. After introductory chapters on history and surgical anatomy, available valve replacement devices are reviewed and the optimal choice in different settings explained. The surgical management of aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve disease is then presented in individual chapters with the aid of superbly realistic illustrations and high-quality photos. Dysfunctions of implanted heart valves are also addressed, and a concluding chapter summarizes the results achieved to date. The authors are recognized experts in heart valve surgery, and draw on their vast experience to provide a book that will serve not only as a basic manual for cardiac surgeons but also as an invaluable compendium of readily understood information for cardiologists and general practitioners.

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