Title Mitral valve repair : the biological solution / R. Hetzer, J.S. Rankin, C.A. Yankah, (eds.)

Published Berlin : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 287 pages) : illustrations, portraits Contents Part I. Imaging of the mitral valve -- Part II. Congenital mitral and tricuspid disease -- Part III. Degenerative mitral valve disease -- Part IV. Ischemic mitral regurgitation -- Part V. Inflammatory mitral valve disease -- Part VI. Atlas of mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty rings -- Part VII. Acknowledgements -- Part VIII. Subject Index Summary Surgical options for the treatment of degenerative, ischemic, inflammatory, and functional mitral valve diseases have expanded greatly in recent decades. Still, a dilemma exists with employing prosthetic mitral valves - in that mechanical valves exhibit good durability but require anticoagulation versus the unpredictable durability of biological valve prostheses. Over the past few years, it has become clear that reconstruction of the mitral valve with autologous tissues effectively addresses this dilemma, with no need for anticoagulation and excellent durability, combining the best qualities of both prosthetic options without the disadvantages. Moreover, newer repair strategies, such as autologous pericardial leaflet augmentation and artificial choral replacement have expanded reparative approaches into virtually all pathologies, with excellent long-term results as compared to prosthetic valve replacement. At present, mitral repair is becoming the dominant procedure for treatment of virtually all patients with mitral valve disease. This book is designed to illustrate contemporary and sometimes diverse surgical techniques for various types of mitral valve repair with contributions from many of the leaders in the field. Mitral Valve Repair and the recently published Aortic Root Surgery are book publications arising from the Berlin Heart Valve Symposium 2008 entitled " The Biological Solution". The Mitral Valve Repair session was postponed to June 2009 and was featured as the Berlin Mitral Valve Symposium at the joint meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Diseases and the Heart Valve Society of America in Berlin. The book contains a collection of proceedings on current techniques and outcomes of mitral valve repair by many of the experts in this field which provide an authoritative reference source for cardiac surgeons, family practitioners and clinicians Analysis geneeskunde medicine volksgezondheid public health hart heart chirurgie surgery cardiologie cardiology Medicine (General) Geneeskunde (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Mitral valve -- Surgery -- Congresses Blood -- Coagulation -- Congresses Mitral Valve -- surgery Blood Coagulation -- physiology Médecine. Blood -- Coagulation Mitral valve -- Surgery Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Hetzer, R. (Roland) Rankin, J. Scott (James Scott), 1947- Yankah, A. C. (A. Charles) Society for Heart Valve Disease. Heart Valve Society of America. ISBN 9783798518674 379851867X

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