Description
Book SynopsisComprehensive book on mitral stenosis not only compiles the existing published knowledge and literature about mitral stenosis in a succinct manner but also has input from experts having years of experience in this field. It will serve as an authentic reference and a ready reckoner for cardiology fellows, practicing cardiologists, academics and researchers
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Glossary
Contributors
PART 1. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES
1. The history of mitral stenosis
Balram Bhargava and Neeraj Parakh
2. Epidemiology and the natural history of mitral stenosis
Anita Saxena
3. The etiology of mitral stenosis
Anunay Gupta and Sandeep Singh
4. The pathophysiology of mitral stenosis
Sudheer Arava, Kusuma Harisha, and Ruma Ray
5. Clinical features of mitral stenosis
Jaganmohan A. Tharakan
6. Complications of mitral stenosis
Senguttuvan Nagendra Boopathy and Ambuj Roy
PART 2. INVESTIGATIONS
7. Electrocardiogram, chest radiograph, and ancillary investigations
Arun Sharma, Kanika Bhambri, Gurpreet S. Gulati, and Neeraj Parakh
8. Echocardiogram
Vivek Chaturvedi
9. Cardiac catheterization
Raghgav Bansal and Ganesan Karthikeyan
PART 3. MANAGEMENT
10. Assessment of severity and treatment strategy
Ravi S. Math
11. Medical management
Rajnish Juneja and Neeraj Parakh
12. Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy: Techniques and hardware
Neeraj Parakh and Ravi S. Math
13. Challenges in percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy
Ravi S. Math and Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath
14. Surgical treatment
Shiv Kumar Choudhary and Amol Bhoje
PART 4. SPECIAL SITUATIONS
15. Juvenile mitral stenosis
Arima Nigam and Ravi S. Math
16. Pregnancy and mitral stenosis
Raghav Bansal, Preeti Yadav, and Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan
17. Lutembacher syndrome
Kikkeri Hemannasetty Srinivas and Anand Subramaniam
18. Atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias
Neeraj Parakh and Vivek Chaturvedi
19. Congenital mitral stenosis
Danny Manglani and Saurabh Kumar Gupta
20. Degenerative mitral stenosis
Neeraj Parakh
21. Mitral bioprosthetic valve dysfunction
Neeraj Parakh
PART 5. MISCELLANEOUS
22. Pulmonary hypertension in mitral stenosis
Ravi S. Math
23. Left-ventricular dysfunction in mitral stenosis
Ravi S. Math
24. Subvalvular deformity in mitral stenosis
Vivek Chaturvedi
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