P. Syamasundar Rao

University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School

Dr. P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, DCH, FAAP, FACC, FSCAI, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, USA. He received his medical degree from Andhra Medical College, India, and subsequently received post-graduate training both in India and the United States before joining the faculty at the Medical College of Georgia, USA, in 1972. His subsequent positions were Chairman of Pediatrics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia; Professor and Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; and Professor and Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA. He has authored 430 papers, 16 monographs/books, and 150 book chapters. Dr. Rao is a recipient of several honors and awards.

P. Syamasundar Rao

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Over the last 50 years, remarkable developments in the diagnosis and management of aortic valve disease have occurred. This book, Aortic Valve Disease - Recent Advances, addresses several aspects of diagnosis and management of aortic valve disease. It reviews several topics, namely, pathology of the aortic valve and ascending aorta, transcatheter aortic valve replacement techniques, management of aortic stenosis and aortic insufficiency (congenital and acquired) both by catheter-based and surgical techniques, complications associated with these procedures including the use of cerebral embolic protection devices, management of aortic valve disease in patients who also have atrial fibrillation, surgical therapy of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome, and patient perspective.

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