Fig. 1.1 The anatomical planes of the human body (www.vhlab.umn.edu/atlas) The use of attitudinally correct nomenclature is all the more important with regard to the atrioventricular valves, as current nomenclatures…
Fig. 7.1 Interventional MRI and angiographic fusion. Interventional applications of MRI allow real-time fusion of angiographic and MRI images in hybrid MRI/angiosuites for direct procedural guidance (Image courtesy of Dr….
Ideal mitral characteristics Description Ease of delivery Accurate and reliable delivery via a transseptal, transapical, transatrial, or retrograde aortic approach through the smallest diameter delivery system possible Ease of deployment…
Fig. 15.1 Images from perfusion-fixed hearts from the Visible Heart® Laboratory’s library: (1) calcified aortic valve (upper left panel), (2) pulmonary valve (upper right panel), (3) subvalvular apparatus of the…
Fig. 6.1 Apical view of the four heart valves—aortic, mitral, pulmonic, and tricuspid (Source: John R, Liao KK (2009) Heart valve disease. In: Iaizzo PA (ed) The handbook of cardiac…
, Jason L. Quill2 , Alexander J. Hill3, 4 and Paul A. Iaizzo5 (1) Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 195, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA (2) Medtronic, Inc., 8200 Coral…
Fig. 9.1 (a) Current device for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI), Melody™, manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.; (b) mounted at the tip of the balloon catheter system; and (c) after implantation…
Fig. 11.1 Synthetic polymer scaffold before cell seeding consisting of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) coated polyglycolic acid (PGA) leaflets attached to a Fastacryl® stent. Views from the ventricular side (left) and aortic…
Fig. 16.1 Patent results for the term “cardiac valve” within a US patent database 16.3 Market-Released Cardiac Valves The most commonly used devices currently available for valve replacement or repair…
Fig. 3.1 Median sternotomy approach for mitral valve repair. (a) The arterial cannula is in the ascending aorta along with a cannula for antegrade cardioplegia (white). The vena cavae have…
