Valve Surgery
Valve Replacement treatment in India at affordable low Cost
Valve replacement
Heart Valve surgery is a procedure used to repair or replace diseased Heart Valves. Over the past few years, there have been great advances in the surgical treatment of diseased heart valves by Heart Valve Surgery. The diagnostic tests your Heart Doctor orders help to identify the location, type and extent of your valve disease. The results of these tests, the structure of your heart, your age, and your lifestyle will help your cardiologist, surgeon, and decide what type of heart valve surgery procedure will be best for you.
Valve disease can be treated by protecting your valve from further damage, taking medications, seeing your doctor for regular visits and having heart valve surgery.
Heart Valve Surgery
Traditional heart valve surgery :
During traditional heart valve surgery, a surgeon will make an incision down the center of your sternum (breastbone) to get direct access to your heart. The surgeon then repairs or replaces your abnormal heart valve or valves…
Minimally invasive heart valve surgery :
Minimally Invasive Surgery is a type of surgery performed through smaller incisions. This type of surgery reduces blood loss, trauma, and length of hospital stay…
Chest wall incisions used for Heart Surgery :
Often, the Heart Surgeon and cardiologist will use transesophageal echocardiography during the operation to help determine the functioning of the valve before and after surgery…
There are two types of heart valve surgery: valve repair surgery and Valve Replacement Surgery
1) Heart Valve Repair Surgery
Valve repair allows the surgeon to fix your faulty heart valve, often without the use of artificial parts.
The advantages of heart valve repair are : -
- Lower risk of infection
- Decreased need for life-long blood thinner medication
- Preserved Heart Muscle strength
2) Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
If valve repair is not an option, your surgeon may choose to replace the valve. The native valve is removed and a new valve is sewn to the annulus of your native valve. The new valve can either be mechanical or biological…
Tissue valves (also called biologic or bioprosthetic valves)
Tissue valves (also called biologic or bioprosthetic valves) are made of human or animal tissue. Some valves may have some artificial parts to help give the valve support and to aid placement. There are three types of tissue valves: pig tissue (porcine), cow tissue (bovine), and human (allografts or homografts).
The porcine stented valve was the first generation of porcine tissue valves. They have been available for more than 30 years. The valves are made from natural porcine Aortic Valves, but may be used for aortic or Mitral Valve Replacement. They are trimmed and then fixed in buffered..
Advantages :
Most patients do not need to be on lifelong blood-thinner medication, unless they have other conditions (such as Atrial Fibrillation) which warrant it.
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery – Right Thoractomy Approach
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Maxam KT17 17-Piece 9-Element Surgical-Stainless-Steel Waterless Cookware Set $1,036.00 Maxam® 9-Element Cookware This is the highest quality Steam ControlTM 17pc surgical stainless steel “waterless” cookware set. Each piece is constructed of extra heavy surgical stainless steel and guaranteed to last a lifetime. The 9-element construction spreads the heat quickly and evenly. The steam control valve makes “waterless” cooking easy. You can cook healthier in this cookware because it … |
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Artificial heart valve surgery Photo Mugs Heart surgery. Surgeons hands stitching the soft fabric valve ring of an artificial heart valve onto the heart. The four heart valves prevent blood from re-entering each of the heart chambers once it has been pumped out. If one of these valves becomes narrowed or leaky, due to damage or disease for example, it must be replaced with a prosthetic valve….. |
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Artificial heart valve surgery Photo Mugs Heart surgery. Artificial heart valve held above its site of attachment. The valve has been sewn onto the heart by its soft fabric valve ring and its thread is ready to be pulled tight. The four heart valves prevent blood from re-entering each of the heart chambers once it has been pumped out. If one of these valves becomes narrowed or leaky, due to damage or disease for example, it must be replac… |
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Charlie Rose with Peter Travers & John Lasseter; Vince Vaughn (June 2, 2006) $24.95 Peter Travers sits down with John Lasseter, the new chief creative director of Disney-Pixar`s combined animation division. As writer, director and producer he has been behind some of the biggest film animated successes of all time including Toy Story I, Toy Story II, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Lasseter talks about his latest project, a film called Cars. Everyone recognized Vince Vaughn’s c… |
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B-d Heimlich Chest Drain Valve – Model 373460 – Case of 10 $505.99 The Heimlich Chest Drain Valve is a specially-designed flutter valve used to replace underwater bottles in chest drainage. Constructed of rubber tubing, the valve is compresed at one end to form leaflets that control unidirection flow. The valve is encased in a transparent plastic chamber with tapered ends. The proximal end of the casing can be attached to most chest catheters and the distal end t… |
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Carex Inflatable Ring Cushion, Rubber $7.81 The Carex Inflatable Rubber Cushion is durable, and made of heavy gauge rubber all while conforming to the body for comfort. It can be cleaned with a damp cloth and is easy to inflate and deflate…. |
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Garden of Life Raw Probiotics for Men 6 Pack Inspired by the Father of Probiotics, Elie Metchnikoff, RAW ProbioticsTM provides probiotic strains found in Bulgarian Yogurt and Eastern European Wild Kefir-as recommended by Metchnikoff based on his study of Bulgarian longevity in the early 1900s and the probiotic-rich cultured dairy they consumed. RAW ProbioticsTM provides RAW fruits and veggies sourced directly from the region where Metchnikof… |
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Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, Second Edition $118.83 A complete, full-color clinical manual and review of TEE 4 STAR DOODY’S REVIEW! “This is an excellent addition to the library of books on TEE. It is concise yet thorough, well written with excellent illustrations, graphs, and tables that enhance the reading, and provides an outstanding review of the subject. I would highly recommend this to all cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, especially fe… |
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The Open Heart Companion: Preparation and Guidance for Open-Heart Surgery Recovery Take a positive approach to recovery! Use this book before, or after, your heart surgery to turn fear into positive outcomes, to reduce stress by planning ahead, and to maximize your support options. Not only will Parts I and II prepare and empower you for your surgery, Part III will guide you through the challenging for-to-eight weeks between hospital discharge and your readiness for a cardiac re… |
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Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques: A Volume in the Surgical Techniques Atlas Series, 1e $199.49 Atlas of Cardiac Surgical Techniques, a title in the new Surgical Techniques Atlas series edited by Drs. Townsend and Evers, presents state-of-the-art updates on all main cardiac surgical techniques performed today. Drs. Sellke and Ruel, along with esteemed international contributors, offer you expert advice on a variety of techniques-open and interventional-to help you expand your surgical repert… |
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Mitral Valve Surgery $138.44 Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series Introducing basic science into the cardiac operating room . Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery tomes . This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in mitral valve surgery and include extensive details on the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with mitral valve disease. |
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Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium $121.88 No Synopsis Available |
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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery $5.23 A comprehensive review by renowned authorities of the many exciting developments occurring across the rapidly emerging field of "minimally invasive" or "minimal access" cardiac surgery. The book’s distinguished panel of contributors presents the interventional cardiologists perspective, spells out the key factors for success in beating-heart coronary bypass grafting through limited incisions, and surveys the various methods of harvesting the internal thoracic artery. Other topics treated include immobilization of the surgical field, minimal access valve and congenital surgery, alternative methods of anastomosis, and port-access coronary bypass grafting. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery summarizes all the latest findings on the powerful new techniques, as well as the results, of minimally invasive coronary surgery, including valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, and coronary revascularization. |
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Heart Valve Surgery : An Illustrated Guide $209.25 No Synopsis Available |
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Cardiac Surgery in the Adult $302.99 The most authoritative, comprehensive, and current cardiac surgery resource – completely updated and in full color "DVD with surgical video clips" ..".the must-have resource for adult cardiac surgeons around the world. Dr. Cohn…has done a masterful job of keeping this text at the forefront of surgical thought and technique."–Thomas B. Ferguson, MD, Washington University School of Medicine Emeritus (from the foreword) In "Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fourth Edition, " the world’s foremost cardiovascular surgeons and physicians deliver thorough, up-to-date coverage of operative strategy, decision making, technique, and pre- and post-operative management for treating the adult cardiac patient. Editor Lawrence H. Cohn takes you through the optimal treatment of congenital, acquired, infectious, and traumatic diseases of the heart and great vessels. The book begins with a history of cardiac surgery and basic cardiac science, then moves into all types of cardiac surgery, providing both practicing surgeons and residents insight into the very latest surgical protocols. Presented in full color for the first time, the fourth edition of "Cardiac Surgery in the Adult" is aligned with up-to-the-minute developments in the field including recent surgical trends in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Unparalleled in both scope and clinical rigor, the fourth edition contains 70 chapters that highlight every important topic in cardiovascular surgery. FEATURES An update of the most recent surgical perspectives and techniques in ischemic and valvular heart disease, diseases of the great vessels, cardiac arrhythmias, and more New and refreshed content on pivotal trends and topics, including the use of robotic surgery, minimally invasive valve and coronary artery bypass surgery, stem-cell induced regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, percutaneous valve procedures, and much more New full-color design–with many illustrations enhanced expressly for this edition–facilitates the comprehension of surgical procedures throughout Important opening section on the fundamentals of cardiac surgery, from its origins to the surgical anatomy of the heart, cardiac surgical physiology, risk stratification, and the statistical treatment of surgical outcome data Key chapters on the perioperative and postoperative management of cardiac patients from internationally recognized experts in the field Coverage of trends that highlight patient demographics, with a focus on cross-training surgeons in endovascular skills through coverage of such topics as percutaneous intervention and endovascular graft technology Companion DVD with procedure-simplifying video clips |
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Pioneers of Cardiac Surgery $91.93 Heart operations today are quite common and relatively low-risk, but in the beginning it was just the opposite. Cardiac operations were reserved for desperately ill patients. The author documents this dramatic transition with profiles of 38 surgeons who were active between 1940 and 1985. The profiles are edited transcripts of interviews videotaped between 1996 and 2004. They tell of the development of new techniques such as the ablue baby operation, a the first heart-lung machine, the first artificial heart valve, and the first coronary bypass operation. They also tell the unusual life stories of the surgeons and allude to professional and institutional rivalries. A particularly valuable part of the book is the author’s brief history of cardiac surgery, designed to orient the reader for reading the profiles that follow. |
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Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults $163.39 Redo cardiac surgeries are challenging cases with a myriad of influential factors, ranging from the patient’s pathology to the whimsy of the previous surgeon. Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults, 2nd Edition clearly outlines practical approaches, surgical techniques, and management of associated conditions such as perioperative stroke and acute kidney function. It covers the spectrum of redo cardiac operations, including coronary artery bypass, mitral valve repair, reoperation for prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis, aortic arch reoperation, descending and thoracoabdominal aortic reoperation, and reoperations following endovascular aortic repair. All redo cardiac surgeries present a complex array of challenges beyond what the original procedure demands. This book, written by an outstanding group of prominent physicians, will give the reader the knowledge and tools to approach these cases with confidence. |
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Carpentier’s Reconstructive Valve Surgery: From Valve Analysis to Valve Reconstruction $213.98 No Synopsis Available |
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Surgery $68.51 Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery. In this context, the verb operating means performing surgery. The adjective surgical means pertaining to surgery; e.g. surgical instruments or surgical nurse. The patient or subject on which the surgery is performed can be a person or an animal. A surgeon is a person who performs operations on patients. Persons described as surgeons are commonly medical practitioners, but the term is also applied to physicians, podiatric physicians, dentists and veterinarians. Surgery can last from minutes to hours, but is typically not an ongoing or periodic type of treatment. The term surgery can also refer to the place where surgery is performed, or simply the office of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 66 Publication Date: 2009/11/03 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.15 inches |
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Mitral Valve Surgery By Bonser, Robert S. (EDT) $186.49 Author: Bonser, Robert S. (EDT)/ Pagano, Domenico (EDT)/ Haverich, Axel (EDT) Publication Date: 2010/11/29 Number of Pages: 168 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 7.75 Height: 10.50 |
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Heart Surgery Survivor Health Hooded Sweatshirt by CafePress $45 Meaningful gifts for people who survived heart surgery — be it a heart bypass, angioplasty, valve replacement, cardiac stent or pacemaker placement… Be proud to be a cardiac surgery survivor. Health Hooded Sweatshirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt The hoodie: the perfect utilitarian piece of clothing. Leave your hat and scarf at home Stay warm and comfy in your Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt. This hoodie is constructed with a cotton/polyester blend – both durable and comfortable.Heavyweight 90 |
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Color Atlas of Congenital Heart Surgery $253.99 The real strength of this volume is the depiction of intracardiac pathologic anatomy. I have never seen it done better…this book will fill a void in the educational materials available to help bridge the gap between what the novitiate imagines a congenital lesion to be and how it truly appears…Cardiothoracic residents should look at it frequently and consider it for their personal library. Older and more experienced surgeons will enjoy reading it…" – From Annals of Surgery on the First Edition. This Thorough revision of Color Atlas of Congenital Heart Surgery features 700 vividly reproduced full-color, intraoperative images, taken by the author, Dr. S. Bert Litwin, with a special side-mounted flash to convey exquisite perception of depth in the operative field. In twenty-three comprehensive chapters, Dr. Litwin presents surgical techniques for the full spectrum of cardiac congenital anomalies, including revised and updated text on such topics as repair of straddling tricuspid valve associated with the posterior ventricular septal defect, transaortic repair of outlet ventricular septal defect, double patch closure of the low muscular ventricular septal defects, extracardiac conduit repair in the completion Fontan procedure, recruitment of multiple pulmonary arteries in the repair of pulmonary atresia, updated techniques for repair of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and extended end-to-end anastomosis for coarctation repair. Throughout the text, the photographs provide vivid representation of three-dimensional spatial relations of congenital anomalies and surgical anatomy. Each photograph is carefully labeled to indicate the patient’s right side, left side, cephalad, caudad, anterior and posterior. An indispensable tool for both the established surgeon and the trainee, this atlas provides a comprehensive compendium of complex cardiothoracic surgical anatomy, the pathology of congenital. |
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Aortic Root Surgery: The Biological Solution $132.99 The surgical treatment of the aortic valve and root disease, organic and ischemic mitral regurgitation, and endocarditis has made great strides. Still, there is the well-known dilemma: on the one hand the need for anticoagulation in patients with mechanical valves that otherwise guarantee long-term functioning and, on the other, the unpredictable durability of biological substitutes and of valve repair procedures which, per se, do not require anticoagulation. The choice of procedure is determined by factors such as patients’ age, metabolic and bleeding disorders, and bleeding preconditions, as well as such critical issues as the desire to bear children in young women. The book contains a collection of proceedings of The Berlin Heart Valve Symposium 2008 and The Berlin Mitral Valve Repair Symposium at the joint meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Disease and the Heart Valve Society of America in June 2009. It will be attended by internationally renowned experts who will focus on current surgical approaches to and evolving trends in aortic and mitral valve repair, aortic root and valve replacement with pulmonary autograft, aortic allograft, stentless and stented bioprostheses. Further contributions will deal with recent advances in catheter-based percutaneous and transapical techniques, ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation, tissue engineering of heart valves, multi-modality imaging, and anticoagulation. |
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Heart Surgery Survivor Health Dark T-Shirt by CafePress $26 Meaningful gifts for people who survived heart surgery — be it a heart bypass, angioplasty, valve replacement, cardiac stent or pacemaker placement… Be proud to be a cardiac surgery survivor. Health Dark T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Don’t waste time deciding on which shirt to put on each morning. This dark shirt t-shirt will never go out of style and hides stains better too. This high-quality t-shirt is pre-shrunk and 100% cotton, which makes it both comfortable and durable. |
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Adam’s Heart: An Inspiring Story about One Man’s Fight Against Heart Disease $10.95 In the inspirational autobiography Adam”s Heart, author Adam Robinson shares his life-changing ordeal with heart disease.At the age of twenty-four, author Adam Robinson went in for a routine physical and was told that he had a heart condition. After deciding that it was better to put off the surgery to allow for advances in technology, Adam didn”t think much about his condition until he suffered from a heart attack at age twenty-nine. Days later he had open-heart surgery to replace his aortic valve. Adam recovered quickly and his heart was repaired-but not his mind. For many years Adam was on disability income, depressed and obese, and was in a tremendous amount of pain. But he finally made the conscious decision to get physically fit. He is now learning how to control the old habits that were harming his body, such as eating lots of fast food, drinking too much soda, and too many trips to the popular all-you-can-eat buffet lines.Even though he sometimes struggles to maintain his fitness regimen, Adam is strong in mind, body, and sprit. He has vowed to continue the fight to keep healthy, not only for himself, but also for the ones that he loves. |
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Adult Cardiac Surgery Nursing Care and Management $60.43 Used – This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs. This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on |
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Adult Cardiac Surgery Nursing Care and Management $60.43 New – This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs. This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on |
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Adult Cardiac Surgery Nursing Care and Management $35.58 Used – This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs. This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on |
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Adult Cardiac Surgery Nursing Care and Management $35.58 New – This book will answer the questions frequently asked by newly qualified nurses or nurses entering the specialty of cardiac surgery. It identifies the needs of the adult patient recovering from cardiac surgery, and focuses on the more common procedures of coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery. The information provided will enable evidence based nursing care to support interventions in the meeting of those needs. This text will allow nurses in this specialist area to concentrate on |
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Advances in Cardiac Surgery $122.49 Used – Critical care nurses play an invaluable role as key members of the cardiac surgery patient’s medical care team. This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will cover a range of topics, such as cardiac valve repairs; post-operative complications of cardiac surgery; cardiac transplantation update; cardiovascular pharmacology; and an update on complications of pediatric cardiac surgery. |
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Advances in Cardiac Surgery $35 Used – Critical care nurses play an invaluable role as key members of the cardiac surgery patient’s medical care team. This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will cover a range of topics, such as cardiac valve repairs; post-operative complications of cardiac surgery; cardiac transplantation update; cardiovascular pharmacology; and an update on complications of pediatric cardiac surgery. |
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Advances in Cardiac Surgery $26.08 Used – Critical care nurses play an invaluable role as key members of the cardiac surgery patient’s medical care team. This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will cover a range of topics, such as cardiac valve repairs; post-operative complications of cardiac surgery; cardiac transplantation update; cardiovascular pharmacology; and an update on complications of pediatric cardiac surgery. |
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Advances in Cardiac and Aortic Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics $3.84 Proposed topics for this issue include: Cardiac Screening Prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery ; Non-Invasive Imaging of the Heart and Coronary Arteries; Cardiopulmonary Bypass / ECMO / Left Heart Bypass: Indications, Techniques and Complications; On Pump versus Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation; Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery; Valve Sparing Aortic Root Operations; Great Vessel, Aortic and Cardiac Trauma; Indications for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms; Stent Grafts for Thoracic Aortic Pathology; Approach to the Treatment of Aortic Dissections; Indications and Treatment of Great Vessel Occlusive Disease; Surgical Therapy for the Failing Heart (DOR / VAD / Transplantation); Current Status of Percutaneous Valve Therapy; Congenital Heart Surgery in the Adult. |
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Aging, Heart Disease, and Its Management: Facts and Controversies $64.09 As the “Baby Boom” generation joins the ranks of Americans already 65 or older (now 13% of the population), the need for physicians and gerontologists who understand cardiovascular disease in the elderly will become critical. In Aging, Heart Disease, and Its Management: Facts and Controversies, a panel of world renowned clinicians from the foremost academic institutions review the best therapies and surgical techniques available to provide quality care for the elderly cardiac patient, and highlight the controversial areas that require further research. Their survey details preventive therapies and the cardiovascular syndromes that disproportionately afflict the older individual, including arrhythmias (particularly atrial fibrillation), syncope, heart failure (particularly diastolic heart failure), and ischemic heart disease. They also delineate the surgical management of the heart patient, with discussions of postoperative management and its complications, and such specific operative procedures as coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery, pacemakers and defibrillators, and surgical management of heart failure. Additional chapters guide the clinician through the major nutritional, neurological, pharmacologic, psychiatric, ethical, and rehabilitation issues that contribute significantly to the quality of care of the elderly. Comprehensive and authoritative, Aging, Heart Disease, and Its Management: Facts and Controversies offers today’s clinicians not only an up-to-date survey of the latest therapies and surgical techniques available for treating the special cardiovascular problems of the elderly, but also an examination of those areas of medical controversy in need of further investigation. |
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Alpha-Gal Specific Humoral Immune Response to Bioprostheses $44.75 Used – It has been shown that alpha-Gal is a relevant xenoantigen present on bioprostheses and elicits a specific IgM immune response. The aim of this work was to investigate whether that immune response proceeds after valve implantation. Plasma samples were collected from patients who underwent biovalve implantation or mechanical valve replacement, prior to, at ten days and at three months after cardiac surgery. ELISA was performed to quantify Gal specific antibodies. Three bioprosthetic tissue |
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Alpha-Gal Specific Humoral Immune Response to Bioprostheses $44.75 New – It has been shown that alpha-Gal is a relevant xenoantigen present on bioprostheses and elicits a specific IgM immune response. The aim of this work was to investigate whether that immune response proceeds after valve implantation. Plasma samples were collected from patients who underwent biovalve implantation or mechanical valve replacement, prior to, at ten days and at three months after cardiac surgery. ELISA was performed to quantify Gal specific antibodies. Three bioprosthetic tissue |
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Alpha-Gal Specific Humoral Immune Response to Bioprostheses $75.6 Used – It has been shown that alpha-Gal is a relevant xenoantigen present on bioprostheses and elicits a specific IgM immune response. The aim of this work was to investigate whether that immune response proceeds after valve implantation. Plasma samples were collected from patients who underwent biovalve implantation or mechanical valve replacement, prior to, at ten days and at three months after cardiac surgery. ELISA was performed to quantify Gal specific antibodies. Three bioprosthetic tissue |
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Alpha-Gal Specific Humoral Immune Response to Bioprostheses $75.6 New – It has been shown that alpha-Gal is a relevant xenoantigen present on bioprostheses and elicits a specific IgM immune response. The aim of this work was to investigate whether that immune response proceeds after valve implantation. Plasma samples were collected from patients who underwent biovalve implantation or mechanical valve replacement, prior to, at ten days and at three months after cardiac surgery. ELISA was performed to quantify Gal specific antibodies. Three bioprosthetic tissue |
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An atlas of infective endocarditis diagnosis and management $6.74 Used – This atlas contains more than 90 high-resolution color photographs, an introductory review, and a comprehensive bibliography on infective endocarditis, which remains a fatal disease in 20% – 30% of cases, is increasingly resistant to the penicillins, and, with the introduction of valve replacement surgery, can now appear as prosthetic valve endocarditis. The book has special value for residents in training, for primary-care physicians whose early diagnosis can be vital, and for cardiologi |
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An atlas of infective endocarditis diagnosis and management $3.57 Used – This atlas contains more than 90 high-resolution color photographs, an introductory review, and a comprehensive bibliography on infective endocarditis, which remains a fatal disease in 20% – 30% of cases, is increasingly resistant to the penicillins, and, with the introduction of valve replacement surgery, can now appear as prosthetic valve endocarditis. The book has special value for residents in training, for primary-care physicians whose early diagnosis can be vital, and for cardiologi |
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An atlas of infective endocarditis diagnosis and management $22.78 New – This atlas contains more than 90 high-resolution color photographs, an introductory review, and a comprehensive bibliography on infective endocarditis, which remains a fatal disease in 20% – 30% of cases, is increasingly resistant to the penicillins, and, with the introduction of valve replacement surgery, can now appear as prosthetic valve endocarditis. The book has special value for residents in training, for primary-care physicians whose early diagnosis can be vital, and for cardiologis |
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An atlas of infective endocarditis diagnosis and management $8.13 New – This atlas contains more than 90 high-resolution color photographs, an introductory review, and a comprehensive bibliography on infective endocarditis, which remains a fatal disease in 20% – 30% of cases, is increasingly resistant to the penicillins, and, with the introduction of valve replacement surgery, can now appear as prosthetic valve endocarditis. The book has special value for residents in training, for primary-care physicians whose early diagnosis can be vital, and for cardiologis |
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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy $62.3 Used – Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk of cross-infection). As |
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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy $33.93 New – Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk of cross-infection). As |
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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy $62.3 New – Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk of cross-infection). As |
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Antimicrobial Chemotherapy $33.93 Used – Antimicrobial agents are essential for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for managing the burden of minor infections in the community. In addition, they play a key role in organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, artificial joint and heart valve surgery. Unlike other classes of medicines, they are vulnerable to resistance from mutations in target microorganisms, and their adverse effects may extend to other patients (increased risk of cross-infection). As |
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Aortic Root Surgery: The Biological Solution $129 The surgical treatment of the aortic valve and root disease, organic and ischemic mitral regurgitation, and endocarditis has made great strides. Still, there is the well-known dilemma: on the one hand the need for anticoagulation in patients with mechanical valves that otherwise guarantee long-term functioning and, on the other, the unpredictable durability of biological substitutes and of valve repair procedures which, per se, do not require anticoagulation. The choice of procedure is determined by factors such as patients’ age, metabolic and bleeding disorders, and bleeding preconditions, as well as such critical issues as the desire to bear children in young women.The book contains a collection of proceedings of The Berlin Heart Valve Symposium which was held in November 2008. It focuses on current surgical approaches to and evolving trends in aortic valve repair, aortic root and valve replacement with pulmonary autograft, aortic allograft, stentless and stented bioprostheses. Further contributions will deal with recent advances in catheter-based percutaneous and transapical techniques, ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation, tissue engineering of heart valves, multi-modality imaging, and anticoagulation. |
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Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fourth Edition $142.54 Used – “Cardiac Surgery in the Adult guides residents and practicing surgeons through diagnosis, treatment and management as well as operative strategy, decision-making, and technique in adult cardiac surgery. Developments in this field are constant and are in line with the surgical trends at large: less-invasive surgery with faster recovery times. Developments in this field include the use of robotic surgery, minimally invasive valve and coronary artery bypass surgery, stem-cell induced regener |
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Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fourth Edition $160.07 New – “Cardiac Surgery in the Adult guides residents and practicing surgeons through diagnosis, treatment and management as well as operative strategy, decision-making, and technique in adult cardiac surgery. Developments in this field are constant and are in line with the surgical trends at large: less-invasive surgery with faster recovery times. Developments in this field include the use of robotic surgery, minimally invasive valve and coronary artery bypass surgery, stem-cell induced regenera |
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Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fourth Edition $216.65 Used – “Cardiac Surgery in the Adult guides residents and practicing surgeons through diagnosis, treatment and management as well as operative strategy, decision-making, and technique in adult cardiac surgery. Developments in this field are constant and are in line with the surgical trends at large: less-invasive surgery with faster recovery times. Developments in this field include the use of robotic surgery, minimally invasive valve and coronary artery bypass surgery, stem-cell induced regener |
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Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fourth Edition $244.16 New – “Cardiac Surgery in the Adult guides residents and practicing surgeons through diagnosis, treatment and management as well as operative strategy, decision-making, and technique in adult cardiac surgery. Developments in this field are constant and are in line with the surgical trends at large: less-invasive surgery with faster recovery times. Developments in this field include the use of robotic surgery, minimally invasive valve and coronary artery bypass surgery, stem-cell induced regenera |
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Cardiac Surgery, Including: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fontan Procedure, Aortic Valve Replacement, Travis Marcus, Mitral Valve Repair, Norwood Procedure, Aortic Valvuloplasty, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardioplegia $16.09 Used – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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Cardiac Surgery, Including: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fontan Procedure, Aortic Valve Replacement, Travis Marcus, Mitral Valve Repair, Norwood Procedure, Aortic Valvuloplasty, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardioplegia $18.27 Used – Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |
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Cardiac Surgery, an Issue of Surgical Clinics $6.91 Used – Proposed topics for this issue include: Cardiac Screening Prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery; Non-Invasive Imaging of the Heart and Coronary Arteries; Cardiopulmonary Bypass / ECMO / Left Heart Bypass: Indications, Techniques and Complications; On Pump versus Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation; Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery; Valve Sparing Aortic Root Operations; Great Vessel, Aortic and Cardiac Trauma; Indications for the Treatment of Thoracic |