Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Brandon M. Jones Amar Krishnaswamy E. Murat Tuzcu Samir R. Kapadia I. INTRODUCTION. Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is an increasingly common problem in developed countries, with…
Percutaneous Mitral Valve Procedures Jayendrakumar S. Patel Amar Krishnaswamy Percutaneous strategies for the treatment of mitral valve (MV) stenosis and MV regurgitation are important therapeutic options for selected patients. In…
Special Considerations (Drugs, Pregnancy, Noncardiac Surgery, Anticoagulation, Valve-related Tumors) Ellen Mayer Sabik I. DRUG-INDUCED VALVE DISEASE The concept of drug-induced valvular heart disease first surfaced in the mid-1960s when patients…
Prosthetic Valves Maran Thamilarasan I. INTRODUCTION. The development of prosthetic cardiac valves has greatly altered the natural history of patients with valvular heart disease. There have been many advancements in…
Infective Endocarditis Paul C. Cremer I. INTRODUCTION A. Epidemiology. The overall incidence of infective endocarditis is 3 to 10 per 100,000 patient-years, and in the United States, approximately 15,000 new…
Pulmonary Regurgitation and Stenosis Serge C. Harb Deborah H. Kwon I. INTRODUCTION. The pulmonary valve is a trileaflet valve that lies anterior and to the left of the aortic valve…
Tricuspid Valve Disease Balaji Tamarappoo I. INTRODUCTION. The tricuspid valve (TV) is a saddle-shaped right-sided heart valve that separates the right atrium (RA) and the right ventricle (RV). The RV…
Mitral Regurgitation Serge C. Harb Brian P. Griffin I. INTRODUCTION A. Mitral valve anatomy (Fig. 5.1). The mitral valve (MV) consists of two leaflets—the anterior and posterior leaflets. 1. The…
Mitral Stenosis L. Leonardo Rodriguez I. INTRODUCTION. Rheumatic disease remains the predominant cause of mitral stenosis (MS). However, this etiology is declining in the United States, and other causes of…
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Gian M. Novaro Craig R. Asher I. INTRODUCTION Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) disease is the most commonly encountered defect among adult congenital heart diseases. Complications are…
