This revised and updated edition offers a clinical reference on all forms of valvular heart disease, featuring contributions by 29 experts from leading medical centres throughout the United States. The book provides information on non-invasive techniques and outlines the pathophysiology, pathology, signs, symptoms, laboratory diagnosis and treatment of each form of valvular heart disease. This edition also includes a new chapter on rheumatic fever. Additional chapters focus on endocarditis, prosthetic heart valves, ...
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This revised and updated edition offers a clinical reference on all forms of valvular heart disease, featuring contributions by 29 experts from leading medical centres throughout the United States. The book provides information on non-invasive techniques and outlines the pathophysiology, pathology, signs, symptoms, laboratory diagnosis and treatment of each form of valvular heart disease. This edition also includes a new chapter on rheumatic fever. Additional chapters focus on endocarditis, prosthetic heart valves, management of antithrombotic therapy in patients with prosthetic heart valves, and anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation.
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