Aortic Valve Stenosis Current View on Diagnostics and Treatment
Currently, aortic stenosis is the most frequent heart valve disease in developed countries and its prevalence increases with the aging of the population. Affecting 3-5 percent of persons older than 65 years of age, it makes a large personal and economical impact. The increasing number of elderly pat...
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Elektroninen Kirjan osa |
| Kieli: | englanti |
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IntechOpen
2011
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| Linkit: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Yhteenveto: | Currently, aortic stenosis is the most frequent heart valve disease in developed countries and its prevalence increases with the aging of the population. Affecting 3-5 percent of persons older than 65 years of age, it makes a large personal and economical impact. The increasing number of elderly patients with aortic stenosis brings advances in all medical specialties dealing with this clinical entity. Patients previously considered too old or ill are now indicated for aortic valve replacement procedures. This book tries to cover current issues of aortic valve stenosis management with stress on new trends in diagnostics and treatment. |
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| Ulkoasu: | 1 electronic resource (158 p.) |
| ISBN: | 1760 9789533076287 9789535165002 |
| Pääsy: | Open Access |