6 Amputation, rehabilitation and prosthetic developments Ramesh Munjal and Gillian Atkinson Introduction For some patients with lower limb ischaemia, amputation may be the only interventional option because revascularisation is not…
21 Future developments Alan G. Dawson and Julie Brittenden Introduction Secondary prevention is the first-line management of all patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The first section of this chapter…
Chapter 6 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease Catherine M. Otto ANATOMIC IMAGING, Echocardiographic Valve Anatomy, Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiographic Imaging, EVALUATION OF STENOSIS SEVERITY, Velocity Data and Pressure Gradients, …
Chapter 7 Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography David M. Shavelle BASIC PRINCIPLES Pressures Pressure-Volume Loops EVALUATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION Angiocardiography Cardiac Output EVALUATION…
Chapter 20 Mitral Regurgitation Timing of Surgery Rick A. Nishimura and Hartzell V. Schaff RECENT ADVANCES Pathophysiology Natural History of Mitral Regurgitation Predictors of Outcome Advances in Surgical Intervention Predictors…
Chapter 25 Infective Endocarditis Thomas M. Bashore HISTORICAL BACKGROUND EPIDEMIOLOGY Overall Incidence Incidence of Infective Endocarditis and Associated Mortality Groups at High Risk for Development of Infective Endocarditis, and Determination…
Chapter 23 Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery Donald C. Oxorn MITRAL VALVE DISEASE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ANATOMIC BACKGROUND The Mitral Valve Complex Nomenclature THE INTRAOPERATIVE MILIEU PRE-BYPASS ASSESSMENT …
Chapter 16 Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures Ernesto E. Salcedo and John D. Carroll VALVULAR HEART DISEASE IN THE ERA OF TRANSCATHETER VALVE PROCEDURES APPROACHES TO IMAGING GUIDANCE Fluoroscopy…
Chapter 11 Aortic Stenosis Raphael Rosenhek and Helmut Baumgartner PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Valvular Hemodynamics Left Ventricular Pressure Overload The Peripheral and Pulmonary Vasculature Coronary Blood Flow Exercise Physiology CLINICAL PRESENTATION Clinical History …
Chapter 15 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Brad Munt and John G. Webb PERCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE DESIGNS Balloon-Expandable Valves Self-Expanding Valves “Next Generation” Valves RANDOMIZED TAVI TRIALS PARTNER Trial STACCATO Trial …
