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Aortic Valvular Disease

Aortic Valvular Disease

Eric Leo Sarin, Vinod H. Thourani
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781522581857|ISBN10: 1522581855|EISBN13: 9781522581864
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8185-7.ch019
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Sarin, Eric Leo, and Vinod H. Thourani. "Aortic Valvular Disease." Coronary and Cardiothoracic Critical Care: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 385-414. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8185-7.ch019

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Sarin, E. L. & Thourani, V. H. (2019). Aortic Valvular Disease. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Coronary and Cardiothoracic Critical Care: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 385-414). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8185-7.ch019

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Sarin, Eric Leo, and Vinod H. Thourani. "Aortic Valvular Disease." In Coronary and Cardiothoracic Critical Care: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 385-414. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8185-7.ch019

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Abstract

Broadly speaking, pathology is categorized as being primarily related to valvular stenosis (AS) or regurgitation (AR), but a diseased valve may often exhibit both. The predilection of degenerative disease of the aortic valve, particularly stenosis, for the elderly has resulted in a steadily increasing prevalence as the population ages. As general life expectancy increases in the United States and other western countries, surgery to correct aortic valve disease will increase. As more elderly patients with more comorbidities present for surgery their intraoperative and perioperative care will become more complex. This chapter discusses ways for the practicing intensivist to facilitate identification and treatment in the immediate peri-operative period.

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