Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease

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Chapter 6 Echocardiographic Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease Catherine M. Otto ANATOMIC IMAGING,  Echocardiographic Valve Anatomy,  Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiographic Imaging,  EVALUATION OF STENOSIS SEVERITY,  Velocity Data and Pressure Gradients, …

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Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography

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Chapter 7 Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease by Cardiac Catheterization and Angiocardiography David M. Shavelle BASIC PRINCIPLES  Pressures  Pressure-Volume Loops  EVALUATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION  Angiocardiography  Cardiac Output  EVALUATION…

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Mitral Regurgitation: Timing of Surgery

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Chapter 20 Mitral Regurgitation Timing of Surgery Rick A. Nishimura and Hartzell V. Schaff RECENT ADVANCES  Pathophysiology  Natural History of Mitral Regurgitation  Predictors of Outcome  Advances in Surgical Intervention  Predictors…

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Infective Endocarditis

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Chapter 25 Infective Endocarditis Thomas M. Bashore HISTORICAL BACKGROUND  EPIDEMIOLOGY  Overall Incidence  Incidence of Infective Endocarditis and Associated Mortality  Groups at High Risk for Development of Infective Endocarditis, and Determination…

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Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery

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Chapter 23 Intraoperative Echocardiography for Mitral Valve Surgery Donald C. Oxorn MITRAL VALVE DISEASE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY  ANATOMIC BACKGROUND  The Mitral Valve Complex  Nomenclature  THE INTRAOPERATIVE MILIEU  PRE-BYPASS ASSESSMENT …

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Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures

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Chapter 16 Imaging Guidance of Transcatheter Valve Procedures Ernesto E. Salcedo and John D. Carroll VALVULAR HEART DISEASE IN THE ERA OF TRANSCATHETER VALVE PROCEDURES  APPROACHES TO IMAGING GUIDANCE  Fluoroscopy…

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Aortic Stenosis

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Chapter 11 Aortic Stenosis Raphael Rosenhek and Helmut Baumgartner PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  Valvular Hemodynamics  Left Ventricular Pressure Overload  The Peripheral and Pulmonary Vasculature  Coronary Blood Flow  Exercise Physiology  CLINICAL PRESENTATION  Clinical History …

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

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Chapter 15 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Brad Munt and John G. Webb PERCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE DESIGNS  Balloon-Expandable Valves  Self-Expanding Valves  “Next Generation” Valves  RANDOMIZED TAVI TRIALS  PARTNER Trial  STACCATO Trial …

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Prosthetic Heart Valves

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Chapter 26 Prosthetic Heart Valves Patrick T. O’Gara MECHANICAL VALVES  Durability and Long-Term Outcomes  TISSUE VALVES  Stented Heterograft Valves  Stentless Heterograft Valves  Homografts  Autografts  COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL AND TISSUE VALVES …

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