Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery ‘tomes’. This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in mitral valve surgery and include extensive details on the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with mitral valve disease.
Table of Content
Anatomy, pathology & natural history of mitral valve disease.- Surgical anatomy of mitral & tricuspid valve.- Pathology & classification.- Non-ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment natural history & evidence for surgery.- Ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment, natural history & the impact of interventions.- Mitral valve repair & replacement techniques.- Indications & techniques. Conservation of leaflets & chordal apparatus.- Principles of mitral valve repair:restoring the coaptation.- Principles of mitral valve repair: the edge-to-edge technique.- How to assess & repair the Barlow mitral valve.- Assessment & management of systolic anterior motion (SAM).- Surgical management of ischaemic mitral regurgitation.- Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathies.- Mitral stenosis: natural history & intervention.- Atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease.- Non-surgical management.- Surgical management.- Tricuspid valve in mitral valve disease.- Tricuspid regurgitation: assessment, natural history & intervention.