1st Edition
Heart Valve Disease A Guide to Patient Management After Surgery
212 Pages
by
CRC Press
Following the recent publication of new guidelines by the European Society of Cardiology, this fully up-to-date work provides cardiologists and cardiac surgeons with the first comprehensive guide to post-operative management of patients who have undergone heart valve surgery. An international team of contributors, all recognized authorities in their field, and themselves contributors to the new... Read more
1. Rehabilitation after Heart Valve Surgery 2. Clinical Follow-Up and Common Problems 3. Echocardiographic Follow-Up 4. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation during Follow-Up 5. Normal Echocardiographic Data of Prosthetic Valves 6. Tricuspid Valve Problems during Follow-Up 7. Problems Specific to Homografts and Autografts 8. Problems Specific to Valve Repair 9. Anti-Thrombotic Management 10. Investigation and Management of Recurrent Embolism 11. Management of Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis 12. Management of Prosthesis-Related Haemolysis 13. Endocarditis Prophylaxis 14. Management of Prosthetic Endocarditis 15. Management during Pregnancy 16. Management during Non-Cardiac Surgery 170 Prophylaxis against Rheumatic Fever 18. Follow-Up and Management in Children 19. Follow-Up and Management in Developing Countries 20. Prosthetic Valve Complications 21. Follow-Up in Primary Care
Biography
Butchart, Eric G.; Gohllke-Barwolf, Christa; Antunes, Manuel; Hall, Roger J.C.
