Drug-Induced Valvular Heart Disease (Paperback, New)

The notion that drugs can induce valvular heart disease (VHD) has occurred since the sixties and has received a lot of attention in recent years. Overstimulation of the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT2B) leads to valvular fibroblast proliferation and thickening of the valvular leaflets with reduced mobility and regurgitation as a consequence. This book focuses on different aspects of this distinct kind of valvulopathy including pathophysiology of drug-induced VHD, histopathological and echocardiographic characteristics,drugs associated with VHD, the influence of cumulative drug dose and risk factors and others.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Steven Droogmans • Bernard Cosyns • Bram Roosens • Dirk Kerkhove • Guy Van Camp
Dimensions:	140 x 215 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	52
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-61668-978-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Cardiovascular medicine
LSN:	1-61668-978-1
Barcode:	9781616689780

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