- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction to valvular heart disease
- Chapter 2 Assessment of valvular heart disease
- Chapter 3 General management
- Chapter 4 Aortic stenosis
- Chapter 5 Aortic regurgitation
- Chapter 6 Mitral stenosis
- Chapter 7 Mitral regurgitation
- Chapter 8 Tricuspid stenosis
- Chapter 9 Tricuspid regurgitation
- Chapter 10 Pulmonary stenosis
- Chapter 11 Pulmonary regurgitation
- Chapter 12 Surgery and prosthetic valves
- Chapter 13 Percutaneous valve therapy
- Chapter 14 Management during non-cardiac surgery
- Chapter 15 Valvular heart disease in pregnancy
- Chapter 16 Infective endocarditis
- Appendix
- Index
(p. 87) General management
- Chapter:
- (p. 87) General management
- Author(s):
Jim Newton
, Nikant Sabharwal
, Saul Myerson
, Steven Westaby
, and Bernard Prendergast
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199559237.003.0003
Introduction 88
Medical vs. surgical therapy 89
Surgical risk assessment 93
Disease monitoring 94
Role of guidelines 95
The purpose of assessing a patient with valvular heart disease is to obtain information regarding the following:
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction to valvular heart disease
- Chapter 2 Assessment of valvular heart disease
- Chapter 3 General management
- Chapter 4 Aortic stenosis
- Chapter 5 Aortic regurgitation
- Chapter 6 Mitral stenosis
- Chapter 7 Mitral regurgitation
- Chapter 8 Tricuspid stenosis
- Chapter 9 Tricuspid regurgitation
- Chapter 10 Pulmonary stenosis
- Chapter 11 Pulmonary regurgitation
- Chapter 12 Surgery and prosthetic valves
- Chapter 13 Percutaneous valve therapy
- Chapter 14 Management during non-cardiac surgery
- Chapter 15 Valvular heart disease in pregnancy
- Chapter 16 Infective endocarditis
- Appendix
- Index