Valvular Heart Disease: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
Catherine M Otto, Robert O. Bonow
Abstract
1. Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease 2. Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Aortic and Mitral Valves 3. Cellular and Molecular Basis of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease 4. Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors for Calcific Valve Disease 5. Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload 6. Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease 7. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease for Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography 8. Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography 9. Basic Principles of Medical Therapy in the Patient with Valvular Heart Disease 10. Risk Assessment for Valvular Heart Disease 11. Aortic Stenosis 12. Aortic Regurgitation 13. The Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Associated Aortic Disease 14. Surgical Approach to Diseases of the Aortic Valve and the Aortic Root 15. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation 16. Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures 17. Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease 18. Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease 19. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation 20. Mitral Regurgitation: Timing of Surgery 21. Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement 22. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement 23. Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery 24. Diseases of the Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valves 25. Infective Endocarditis 26. Prosthetic Heart Valves 27. Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy Appendix 1: ACC/AHA Guidelines Classification and Levels of Evidence Appendix 2: ESC Guidelines Classification and Levels of Evidence Index