The MitraClip Device and Procedural Overview
Chapter 11 The MitraClip Device and Procedural Overview D. Scott Lim 11.1 Key Points • Percutaneous transcatheter therapies for mitral regurgitation (MR) have found a role for patients at high operative…
Aortic and Pulmonic Balloon Valvuloplasty
Chapter 5 Aortic and Pulmonic Balloon Valvuloplasty Wesley R. Pedersen, Irvin F. Goldenberg, Itsik Ben-Dor and Ted E. Feldman 5.1 Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for severe aortic…
Valve-in-Valve Therapy
Chapter 13 Valve-in-Valve Therapy Ronald K. Binder and John G. Webb 13.1 Key Points • Transcatheter valve implantation is feasible in failing surgical aortic, mitral, pulmonic and tricuspid bioprostheses. • Access may…
Alcohol Septal Ablation for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 14 Alcohol Septal Ablation for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Richard G. Bach, Gagan D. Singh and Jeffrey A. Southard 14.1 Key Points • In appropriate patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), alcohol…
Percutaneous Treatment of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Chapter 19 Percutaneous Treatment of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Oluseun Alli and David Holmes, JR Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice; it is estimated that…
Percutaneous Approaches for Treating Mitral Regurgitation
Chapter 10 Percutaneous Approaches for Treating Mitral Regurgitation Jason H. Rogers, Ehrin J. Armstrong and Steven F. Bolling Percutaneous treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR) remains one of the most important…
Percutaneous Closure of Congenital, Acquired, and Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defects
Chapter 17 Percutaneous Closure of Congenital, Acquired, and Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defects Noa Holoshitz, Qi-Ling Cao and Ziyad M. Hijazi Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart…
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Edwards SAPIEN Valve
Chapter 6 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Edwards SAPIEN Valve Alan Zajarias and Alain Cribier Aortic stenosis (AS) remains the most common form of adult acquired valvular heart disease in developed…
Percutaneous Approach to Pericardial Window
Chapter 15 Percutaneous Approach to Pericardial Window Mitul Patel and Ehtisham Mahmud 15.1 Background The management of chronic pericardial effusions by cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons poses significant challenges and is…
Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation
Chapter 8 Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Harsimran S. Singh, Lee N. Benson, Mark Osten and Eric Horlick As the twenty-first century progresses, a new chapter in cardiac therapeutics is being…
