Aortic Valve Disease - Bog

Over the last 50 years, remarkable developments in the diagnosis and management of aortic valve disease have occurred. This book, Aortic Valve Disease - Recent Advances, addresses several aspects of diagnosis and management of aortic valve disease. It reviews several topics, namely, pathology of the aortic valve and ascending aorta, transcatheter aortic valve replacement techniques, management of aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency (congenital and acquired) both by catheter-based and surgical techniques, complications associated with these procedures including the use of cerebral embolic protection devices, management of aortic valve disease in patients who also have atrial fibrillation, surgical therapy of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome, and patient perspective.