Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Stenosis

May 23, 2017 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Stenosis

Fig. 12.1 During different operations (top and bottom). The patented diagram for the heart lung machine (From United States Patent [1] 1 Weishaar APPARATUS FOR DRAINING BLOOD FROM A SURGICAL…

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Prosthetic Aortic Valves and Diagnostic Challenges

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Fig. 10.1 Different types of prosthetic valves. (a) Bileaflet mechanical valve (St Jude); (b) monoleaflet mechanical valve (Medtronic Hall); (c) caged ball valve (Starr-Edwards); (d) stented porcine bioprosthesis (Medtronic Mosaic);…

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Different Classifications of Aortic Stenosis

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Stage Definition Valve anatomy Valve hemodynamics Hemodynamic consequence Symptoms A At risk AS Bicuspid/unicuspid/quadricuspid aortic valve Aortic valve sclerosis Vmax <2 m/s None None B Progressive Mild to Moderate leaflet…

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Invasive Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis

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Two points of measurement are required; one in the left ventricle and one in the aorta. The ventricular and aortic pressures can be measured as follows: 1. A catheter placed…

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

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Fig. 15.1 Medtronic core valve, prosthesis diagram and under fluoroscopy in place (a, b) and (a copyright 2015 Medtronic, Inc.) Fig. 15.2 Edwards Sapien XT valve prosthesis diagram and under…

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