Research Catalog

Title

Structural heart disease interventions / editors, John D. Carroll, John G. Webb.

Publication

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carroll, John D.
• Webb, John G. (John Graydon), 1954-

Description

xvi, 399 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm.

Summary

Structural heart disease interventions are a diverse group of novel treatments that have evolved from a small number of procedures to an impressive array of new approaches to diseases that have been traditionally managed by surgery and medical therapy. This Manual has been prepared for use by physicians and non-physicians who have an interest in SHD interventions in adults and desire a practical, comprehensive, clinical, and compact summary of established and emerging percutaneous interventions. The chapters are authored by recognized experts from around the world. There are five major sections including: 1. Core Knowledge in SHD Intervention 2. Specialized Skills for the Interventionalist/Surgeon 3. Closure of Congenital and Acquired Defects in Adults 4. Transcatheter Therapy for Valvular Disease 5. Additional Specialized SHD Interventions"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

• Cardiac Catheterization > methods
• Angioplasty, Balloon > methods
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures > methods
• Heart > Surgery
• Heart valves > Surgery
• Adult
• Heart > Endoscopic surgery
• Blood-vessels > Surgery
• Heart > Diseases > Treatment
• Heart Diseases > therapy
• Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation > methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9781609137106 (hardback)
• 1609137108 (hardback)

LCCN

2011031527

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries