Update in Heart Valve Replacement: Proceedings of the Second European Symposium on the St. Jude Medical Heart Valve

ISBN 10: 3662107155 / ISBN 13: 9783662107157

Published by Steinkopff, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Update in Heart Valve Replacement: Proceedings of the Second European Symposium on the St. Jude Medical Heart Valve
• Publisher: Steinkopff
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3662107155
• ISBN 13: 9783662107157
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Solved and Unsolved Problems in Heart Valve Replacement.- The St. Jude Medical Prosthetic Heart Results from a Five-Year Multicenter Experience.- Choosing Between Mechanical and Tissue Valves for the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease.- Preferred Use of Allografts in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease.- The Use of Mechanical Valves in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease.- The Choice Between Valve Preservation and Valve Replacement.- The Limits of Central Hemodynamic Improvement by Heart Valve Replacement.- Can the Hemodynamics of Prosthetic Heart Valves be Evaluated Sufficiently by In Vitro Tests?.- Is the Late Outcome of Heart Valve Replacement Influenced by the Hemodynamics of the Heart Valve Substitute?.- When are Hemodynamics Important for the Selection of a Prosthetic Heart Valve?.- Prosthetic Valve-related or Valve-induced Complications.- Non-invasive Follow-up of Prosthetic Heart Valves.- Hemolysis Following Cardiac Valve Replacement.- The Risk of Thromboembolism and Hemorrhage After Implantation of Heart Valve Prostheses.- Anticoagulation and Prosthetic Heart Valves.- Valve Malfunction and Heart Valve Replacement in Patients at Risk.- Incidence, Clinical Findings and Management of Prosthetic Valve Malfunction.- Valve Replacement in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.- Valve Replacement in Infancy and Childhood.