AORTIC STENOSIS. CASE-BASED DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY

With the advent of less invasive treatments for aortic stenosis including percutaneous and apical replacement, more patients are being offered this technology. As such, determining the true severity of aortic stenosis is becoming paramount. Many clinical scenarios occur where the area and gradient estimates of severity do not match.
This book will present case by case examples of different patients with a wide variety of aortic stenosis. It will assist cardiologists in identifying patients with true aortic stenosis who may benefit from valve replacement. It will also highlight the role and advent of new technology as the role of CTA, MRI, and 3D echo for diagnosis and TAVR and mini surgery for treatment?. The audience will range from clinical cardiologists, imaging cardiologists and interventionalists alike.

Feature:
- An essential companion to assist cardiologists in diagnosing patients with aortic stenosis and providing novel therapies
- Presents case by case examples of different patients with a wide variety of aortic stenoses
- Provides cutting edge and state of the art multimodality imaging, interventional, and surgical techniques
- Describes the effective multidisciplinary approach to diagnostically challenging cases as well as risk stratification and therapeutic options

Table of contents (15 chapter)
1.General Considerations and Etiologies of Aortic Stenosis
2.Clinical Assessment of the Severity of Aortic Stenosis
3.Physiological Basis for Area and Gradient Assessment: Hemodynamic Principles of Aortic Stenosis
4.Different Classifications of Aortic Stenosis
5.Invasive Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis
6.Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Valve Stenosis
7.Complimentary Role of CT/MRI in the Assessment of Aortic Stenosis
8.Area and Gradient Mismatch: The Discordance of a Small Valve Area and Low Gradients
9.Reverse Area and Gradient Mismatch: The Discordance of a Large Valve Area and High Gradients
10.Prosthetic Aortic Valves and Diagnostic Challenges
11.Risk Prediction Models, Guidelines, Special Populations, and Outcomes
12.Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Stenosis
13.Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty
14.Imaging for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
15.Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement