Chapter 2 Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Aortic and Mitral Valves Wendy Tsang, Benjamin H. Freed and Roberto M. Lang MITRAL VALVE ANATOMY Mitral Annulus Mitral Valve Leaflets Mitral Valve Commissures …
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease John B. Chambers and Ben Bridgewater CAUSES OF VALVE DISEASE Rheumatic Disease Endomyocardial Fibrosis Calcific Aortic Stenosis Mitral Regurgitation Endocarditis Failing Biological Valves …
Chapter 3 Cellular and Molecular Basis of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease Jordan D. Miller GENERAL CONCEPTS AND HISTOLOGIC CHANGES General Concepts Key Histologic Changes During Initiation and Progression of Valve…
Chapter 8 Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography Mario J. Garcia PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Cardiac Computed Tomography VENTRICULAR VOLUMES, MASS, AND…
Chapter 27 Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy Karen K. Stout and Eric V. Krieger PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES OF PREGNANCY Normal Hemodynamic Changes Evaluation by Echocardiography EPIDEMIOLOGY RISK FACTORS FOR ADVERSE OUTCOMES …
Chapter 21 Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Javier G. Castillo and David H. Adams SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE MITRAL VALVE Mitral Annulus Mitral Leaflets and Commissures Papillary Muscles and the…
Chapter 12 Aortic Regurgitation Pilar Tornos, Arturo Evangelista and Robert O. Bonow ETIOLOGY ACUTE AORTIC REGURGITATION Pathophysiology Diagnosis Management CHRONIC AORTIC REGURGITATION Pathophysiology Clinical Presentation Natural History Medical Management Serial…
Chapter 19 Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Elyse Foster and Rajni K. Rao EPIDEMIOLOGY PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Secondary Mitral Regurgitation in the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Absence of…
Chapter 22 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Howard C. Herrmann RATIONALE FOR TRANSCATHETER THERAPY CLASSIFICATION OF PERCUTANEOUS REPAIR THERAPIES Leaflet and Chordal Technology Indirect Annuloplasty Direct Annuloplasty and Hybrid…
Chapter 18 Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease Amar Krishnaswamy and Brian P. Griffin DEFINITION ANATOMY OF THE NORMAL AND MYXOMATOUS MITRAL VALVE ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE GENETIC FACTORS …
