Transseptal Heart Catheterization
Chapter 4 Transseptal Heart Catheterization Khung Keong Yeo, Jason H. Rogers and Reginald I. Low 4.1 Importance of Transseptal Puncture The transseptal puncture has been in use since its description…
Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Chapter 16 Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Mark Reisman and Cindy J. Fuller Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and a major cause of stroke in the…
Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the CoreValve Transcatheter Heart Valve
Chapter 7 Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the CoreValve Transcatheter Heart Valve Jeffrey J. Popma and David A. Burke 7.1 Key Points • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the…
Percutaneous Relief of Vascular Obstruction: Potpourri
Chapter 23 Percutaneous Relief of Vascular Obstruction Potpourri Dhaval Parekh and Frank Ing 23.1 Key Points 1. Cardiovascular obstructions in adult congenital heart disease (CHD) often involve branch pulmonary artery stenosis…
Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Patients with Rheumatic Mitral and Tricuspid Stenosis
Chapter 9 Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Patients with Rheumatic Mitral and Tricuspid Stenosis Ronan Margey, Sammy Elmariah and Igor F. Palacios Before 1982, cardiac surgery was the conventional form of…
Atrial Septal Defect Creation
Chapter 21 Atrial Septal Defect Creation Jeffery Meadows and Phillip Moore Pulmonary hypertension (HTN) with end-stage pulmonary vascular disease results in right heart failure, low output, and death, with few…
Percutaneous Repair of Paravalvular Leaks
Chapter 12 Percutaneous Repair of Paravalvular Leaks Amar Krishnaswamy, E. Murat Tuzcu and Samir R. Kapadia Paravalvular leak (PVL) complicating mechanical or bioprosthetic surgical valve replacement is an uncommon but…
The MitraClip Device and Procedural Overview
Chapter 11 The MitraClip Device and Procedural Overview D. Scott Lim 11.1 Key Points • Percutaneous transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation (MR) have found a role for patients at high operative…
Aortic and Pulmonic Balloon Valvuloplasty
Chapter 5 Aortic and Pulmonic Balloon Valvuloplasty Wesley R. Pedersen, Irvin F. Goldenberg, Itsik Ben-Dor and Ted E. Feldman 5.1 Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for severe aortic…
Valve-in-Valve Therapy
Chapter 13 Valve-in-Valve Therapy Ronald K. Binder and John G. Webb 13.1 Key Points • Transcatheter valve implantation is feasible in failing surgical aortic, mitral, pulmonic and tricuspid bioprostheses. • Access may…
