Mitral valve surgery / editors, Robert S. Bonser, Domenico Pagano, Axel Haverich
Imprint
London : Springer, c2011
Edition
1st ed
Descript
x, 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm
CONTENT
I: Anatomy, pathology, and natural history of mitral valve disease -- Surgical anatomy of the mitral and tricuspid valve -- Pathology and classification of mitral valve disease -- Chronic mitral regurgitation -- Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation -- Asymptomatic mitral valve regurgitation: watchful wait or early repair? review of the current evidence -- II: Mitral valve repair and replacement techniques -- Mitral valve prosthesis insertion with preservation of the sub-valvar apparatus -- How I assess and repair the barlow mitral valve: the respect rather than resect approach -- How I assess and repair the barlow mitral valve: the edge-to-edge technique -- How I assess and repair the barlow mitral valve -- Ischemic mitral regurgitation -- Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery -- Mitral stenosis -- III: Other conditions -- Atrial fibrillation: non-surgical management -- Ablation of atrial fibrillation with cardiac surgery -- Tricuspid regurgitation: natural History, assessment, and intervention