Secondary Mitral Regurgitation

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Chapter 19 Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Elyse Foster and Rajni K. Rao EPIDEMIOLOGY  PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  Secondary Mitral Regurgitation in the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease  Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Absence of…

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Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement

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Chapter 22 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement Howard C. Herrmann RATIONALE FOR TRANSCATHETER THERAPY  CLASSIFICATION OF PERCUTANEOUS REPAIR THERAPIES  Leaflet and Chordal Technology  Indirect Annuloplasty  Direct Annuloplasty and Hybrid…

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Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease

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Chapter 18 Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease Amar Krishnaswamy and Brian P. Griffin DEFINITION  ANATOMY OF THE NORMAL AND MYXOMATOUS MITRAL VALVE  ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE  GENETIC FACTORS …

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Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload

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Chapter 5 Left Ventricular Adaptation to Pressure and/or Volume Overload Blase A. Carabello BACKGROUND  Hypertrophy versus Remodeling  AORTIC STENOSIS  Variability in the Response to Pressure Overload  Concentric Hypertrophy and Left…

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Risk Assessment for Valvular Heart Disease

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Chapter 10 Risk Assessment for Valvular Heart Disease Michael J. Mack BACKGROUND  HOW RISK ALGORITHMS ARE CONSTRUCTED  LIMITATIONS OF RISK ALGORITHMS  USES OF RISK ALGORITHMS  WHAT CAN BE PREDICTED?,  AVAILABLE…

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