Review and Notes: Cardiology: Mitral Valve Disease

FC Wells and LM Shapiro; eds. 201 pages. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1996. $185.00. ISBN 0-7506-1212-6. Order phone 800-366-2665.

Historical background, anatomy and pathology, physiologic consequences of mitral stenosis and insufficiency, diagnostic and evaluative methods, and surgical therapies. This detailed monograph is oriented toward the interests of cardiac surgeons, but cardiologists may find it useful for consultation on details of surgical practice and decisions.

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  1. Ann Intern Med June 15, 1996 vol. 124 no. 12 1098
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