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Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Valvular Heart Disease, 6th Edition: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, provides today’s clinicians with award-winning coverage of the full range of medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment for safe and effective practice. Internationally renowned authors Drs. Catherine M. Otto and Brian Lindman, along with an expert team of contributing authors, provide clear, authoritative guidance to help you apply today's best evidence-based approaches in your daily practice. From cover to cover, this sixth edition brings you fully up to date with the latest procedures, imaging modalities, basic science, diagnostic criteria, and treatment guidelines in valvular heart disease. Includes new content on transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), timing and type of intervention for mitral regurgitation, complications of valvular diseases, bicuspid aortic valve disease, and tricuspid regurgitation, as well as many other topics Addresses the underlying mechanisms of valvular heart disease including molecular pathways, clinical and genetic risk factors and epidemiology, with new chapters on screening and early detection of valve disease Offers detailed disease-oriented chapters on each type of valvular heart disease with an emphasis on newer interventional approaches, as well as surgical advances, along with imaging guidance for patient selection and monitoring during the procedure Provides summaries of ACC, AHA, and ESC guidelines for guidance on best practices Includes all the latest imaging modalities for a full understanding of tools needed for the most accurate physiologic understanding and accurate diagnoses Offers access to 80+ videos that help you visualize heart valve anatomy and dysfunction, as well as important techniques and procedures Features extensive illustrations of anatomy and physiology, methodology, flow charts, and clinical examples?750 high-quality images in all Emphasizes evidence-based approaches with outcome data and relevant references An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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Author:   Catherine M. Otto (Editor-in-Chief, Heart, J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA) ,  Brian R. Lindman, MD, MSCI, FACC (Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Structural Heart and Valve Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   6th edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443126888

ISBN 10:   0443126887
Pages:   700
Publication Date:   01 March 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

1. Epidemiology of valvular heart disease 2. Molecular Mechanisms of calcific aortic valve disease 3. Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors For Calcifics Aortic Valve Disease 4. Detection and Screening for Valvular Heart Disease 5. Left Ventricular and Vascular Changes in Valvular Heart Disease 6. The Multidisciplinary Heart Valve Team and Patient Centered Shared Decision Making 7. The Role of CMR and CT in Evaluation of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease 8. Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Disease Stages and Timing of Intervention 9. Aortic Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Disease Stages and Management 10. Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease and Associated Aortic Disease 11. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Indications, Procedure and Outcomes 12. Imaging Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation 13. Surgical Approach to Diseases of the Aortic Valve and the Aortic Root 14. Rheumatic and Calcific Mitral Stenosis and Mitral Commissurotomy 15. Mitral Valve Prolapse 16. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Due to Abnormalities of Left Ventricular or Left Atrial Size and Function 17. Surgical Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement 18. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement 19. Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter and Surgical Mitral Valve Procedures 20. Diagnostic and Imaging Evaluation of Tricuspid Valve Disease 21. Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Interventions 22. Pulmonic Valve Disease in Adults 23. Infective Endocarditis 24. Prosthetic Heart Valves: Selection, Management and Outcomes 25. Lifetime Trajectory and Management of Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration 26. Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy

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Dr. Catherine Otto is currently the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. She is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Heart, published by the BMJ and the British Cardiovascular Society. Formerly head of the fellowship program at the University of Washington she is a highly prolific author with solid experience in teaching echocardiography skills and applications.

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