Fig. 1.1 The collaborative approach of the Heart Team allows accurate evaluation of the risk/benefit ratio of either surgical AVR, TAVI, BAV, or medical therapy. AS aortic stenosis, AVR aortic…
Fig. 4.1 Aortic paravalvular leak, single device. A 74-year-old male with paravalvular leak in relation to mechanical aortic valve. The leak is an eccentric leak in the region of the…
Fig. 4.1 (a) Panel A. From a newborn infant 4 days old. The intima is the indistinct layer lying upon the internal elastic membrane (I). Elastic fibers are distributed irregularly…
Fig. 25.1 Congenital heart disease is the most common genetic defect. C. Walton Lillehei, MD, examines a child with congenital heart disease requiring corrective surgery and temporary pacemaker support. Photograph…
Fig. 27.1 Overview of the human immune system. Schematic highlighting the innate and adaptive immune system . Both arms play a major role in allograft survival and rejection. The innate…
Fig. 14.1 This figure demonstrates two examples of dobutamine stress echocardiography . Panel a, upper row, shows images obtained from the apical four-chamber view in end diastole at baseline and…
Fig. 17.1 Conditions leading to remodeling of the heart and resulting in atrophy or hypertrophy. Depending on the circumstances, remodeling can be normal or pathologic. Pathologic remodeling is associated with…
Fig. 3.1 The molecular structure of DNA from nucleotide to chromosome. DNA at the molecular level is composed of nucleotides, which consist of a nitrogenous base (adenosine, cytosine, guanine, and…
Fig. 2.1 The anatomical structures of the right side of the adult heart. (a) Schematic of the right atrium emphasizing the tricuspid valve, coronary sinus, and fossa ovalis. (b) Schematic…
Fig. 30.1 Most common causes of early mortality after heart transplant. The most common causes of death in the first month after transplant are graft failure, neurologic events, and rejection….
