Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium

Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium covers valvular heart disease in the aortic and mitral valves in the adult patient. Special attention is given to the important issue of optimal timing, the role of echocardiography in the peri-operative period and assessment of adequate prosthetic valve function and dysfunction. New developments in valvular surgery are discussed and the surgical view on choice of valve replacement devices and of the approach of endocarditis is reviewed.

Focuses primarily on aortic and mitral valve disease Special attention devoted to optimal timing and the role of echocardiography to assess prosthetic valve function and dysfunction Discusses techniques for aortic valve surgery and choosing valve replacement devices

Klappentext

Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium covers valvular heart disease in the aortic and mitral valves in the adult patient. Special attention is given to the important issue of optimal timing, the role of echocardiography in the peri-operative period and assessment of adequate prosthetic valve function and dysfunction. New developments in valvular surgery are discussed and the surgical view on choice of valve replacement devices and of the approach of endocarditis is reviewed.

Zusammenfassung

Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium covers valvular heart disease in the aortic and mitral valves in the adult patient. Special attention is given to the important issue of optimal timing, the role of echocardiography in the peri-operative period and assessment of adequate prosthetic valve function and dysfunction. New developments in valvular surgery are discussed and the surgical view on choice of valve replacement devices and of the approach of endocarditis is reviewed.

Inhalt
Pre and Perioperative Evaluation of Mitral Valve Disease.- Preoperative Evaluation of Mitral Valve Stenosis: What Do We Need?.- Preoperative Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation: The Challenge of Optimal Timing.- Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Surgery.- Mitral Valve Surgery: Techniques.- Long-Term Results of Proshetic Devices in Mitral Position.- Postoperative Evaluation After Mitral Valve Surgery.- Pre and Peri-Operative Evaluation of Aortic Valve Disease.- Preoperative Evaluation of Aortic Insufficiency: Optimal Timing.- Hemodynamic Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis.- The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Peri-Operative Period.- Evaluation of Valve Disease with Novel Imaging Techniques.- Aortic Valve Surgery: Techniques and Choice of Prostheses.- The Place of Tissue Valves in Aortic Valve Surgery.- The Place of the Ross Procedure in Aortic Valve Disease.- Is a Mechanical Prosthesis Always the Best Solution for an Aortic Valve Replacement in Adults?.- Postoperative Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- Valve Prosthesis Patient Mismatch.- Problems in Valve Disease.- Valvular Heart Disease: Is It Ever Too Late to Operate?.- Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction.- Valvular Pathology in Pregnancy.- Surgical Approach of Active Endocarditis.