Chapter 22 Unwanted Vascular Communications Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coronary Fistulas, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations, and Aortopulmonary Collaterals C. Huie Lin, Nicolas T. Ramzi, Joshua Murphy and David T. Balzer Patent ductus…
Chapter 20 Patent Foramen Ovale John M. Lasala and Shabana Shahanavaz 20.1 Embryology and Anatomy The foramen ovale is pivotal during intrauterine life and facilitates the passage of oxygenated blood…
Chapter 2 Imaging in Structural Heart Disease Stacey D. Clegg, Ernesto E. Salcedo, Robert A. Quaife and John D. Carroll Transcatheter therapies for both congenital and noncongenital structural heart lesions…
Chapter 4 Transseptal Heart Catheterization Khung Keong Yeo, Jason H. Rogers and Reginald I. Low 4.1 Importance of Transseptal Puncture The transseptal puncture has been in use since its description…
Chapter 16 Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Mark Reisman and Cindy J. Fuller Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and a major cause of stroke in the…
Chapter 7 Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using the CoreValve Transcatheter Heart Valve Jeffrey J. Popma and David A. Burke 7.1 Key Points • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using the…
Chapter 23 Percutaneous Relief of Vascular Obstruction Potpourri Dhaval Parekh and Frank Ing 23.1 Key Points 1. Cardiovascular obstructions in adult congenital heart disease (CHD) often involve branch pulmonary artery stenosis…
Chapter 9 Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty for Patients with Rheumatic Mitral and Tricuspid Stenosis Ronan Margey, Sammy Elmariah and Igor F. Palacios Before 1982, cardiac surgery was the conventional form of…
Chapter 21 Atrial Septal Defect Creation Jeffery Meadows and Phillip Moore Pulmonary hypertension (HTN) with end-stage pulmonary vascular disease results in right heart failure, low output, and death, with few…
Chapter 12 Percutaneous Repair of Paravalvular Leaks Amar Krishnaswamy, E. Murat Tuzcu and Samir R. Kapadia Paravalvular leak (PVL) complicating mechanical or bioprosthetic surgical valve replacement is an uncommon but…
