© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kok Meng John Chan (ed.)Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation10.1007/978-3-319-43510-7_10 10. Subvalvular Techniques for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Daniel P. Mulloy1 and Irving L. Kron2 (1) Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia…
Fig. 9.1 Posterior leaflet augmentation for functional ischaemic mitral regurgitation (From de Varennes et al. [2]) Early results are good using this technique with Varennes, et al, reporting freedom from…
Fig. 7.1 Mitral annuloplasty. The size and shape of the annuloplasty ring restores normal mitral annular size and geometry resulting in improved mitral leaflet coaptation and competence (Adapted from Chan…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kok Meng John Chan (ed.)Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation10.1007/978-3-319-43510-7_8 8. Mitral Valve Repair in Non-ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy K. M. John Chan1 (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gleneagles Hospital, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur,…
Study Fattouch et al. Chan et al. (RIME) Smith et al. (CTSN) Years 2003–2007 2007–2011 2009–2013 Treatment arm Isolated CABG CABG + MVR Isolated CABG CABG + MVR Isolated CABG…
Fig. 3.1 Molecular formula of Ezetimibe (C24H21F2NO3) Fig. 3.2 Mechanism of Ezetimibe. Both dietary cholesterol consumption and intestinal cholesterol absorption contribute to plasma cholesterol concentrations. Ezetimibe lowers cholesterol absorption and…
Fig. 13.1 Prevalence, treatment and control of combined hypertension and hypercholesterolemia in UC adults by age group (a) and sex (b). Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia: prevalence (dotted bars), treatment (slashed bars),…
Fig. 5.1 Chemical structure of ALA, EPA, and DHA as free fatty acids. Note that all bonds present are all cis isomers ALA is found in both animal and plants…
Fig. 1.1 Pathway for bile acid biosynthesis. In humans bile acids are conjugated to glycine, while in rodents they are conjugated to taurine (Reproduced with permission from Russell [50]) The…
Fig. 9.1 Role of PCSK9 in the regulation of LDL-C concentrations. (a) PCSK9 binds to LDL Receptor (LDLR) and, upon internalization of the LDL/LDLR complex, directs LDLR to lysosomal degradation,…
