INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Recently, there have been exciting developments involving new technologies for the surgical treatment of valvular heart disease associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Interventional therapies for…
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE AORTIC VALVE Print Section Listen The aortic valve is a complex structure that is best described as a functional and anatomic unit, the aortic root. The…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Isolated, non-reoperative congenital mitral valve abnormalities in adults are rare.1,2 Mitral pathology concurrent with other cardiac anomalies is less rare. Atrial septal defect is the third…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Aortic valve surgery started with the implantation of the Hufnagel valve in the descending thoracic aorta in 1956. Its evolution over time has culminated with the…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Pathologic changes in the cardiac valves requiring surgical correction of more than one valve can result from rheumatic heart disease, degenerative valve diseases, infective endocarditis, and…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen After recovery from an initial episode of rheumatic fever, approximately 60 to 65% of patients will develop heart valve disease (rheumatic heart disease, RHD) and possibly…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a complication of ischemic or dilated cardiomyopathy, occurring secondary to left ventricular (LV) geometrical distortion from tenting, inferobasilar migration, apical displacement,…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Advances in computed tomography (CT) technology have revolutionized the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. CT has dramatically reduced, and for some clinical scenarios eliminated, the need for…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The aortic valve (AV) is a semilunar valve positioned at the end of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) between the left ventricle and aorta. Proper…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The most common heart valve affected by infective endocarditis (IE) is the aortic valve. Fortunately, significant progress has been made in our understanding and management of…
