The only reference wholly dedicated to this complex topic, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides authoritative, must-have information on the disease processes affecting the mitral valve, interpretation of diagnostic studies, and medical, transcatheter, and surgical treatments needed for mitral valve repair. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Drs. Scott Goldman and William Gray oversee a “who’s who” team of contributing authors who offer a holistic view of the modern treatment of mitral valve disease for today’s cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and other cardiac team members.

• Includes foundational chapters on anatomy and pathophysiology of the mitral valve―critically important topics when treating multiple complex and highly dynamic structures that function as a single unit.
• Covers diagnostic tools, medical treatments, surgical therapies, and transcatheter therapies, and provides tips for developing a successful mitral valve program (with baseline thresholds, common pitfalls, and a checklist for hospitals).
• Uses an accessible, quick-reference format that features takeaway chapter openers, bulleted key points, end-of-chapter summaries, a common nomenclature and glossary of terms, key references, and ample line drawings, photographs, tables, charts, and graphs throughout.
• Incorporates the essential role of imaging in structural transcatheter interventions, including echocardiography and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER), and their uses in diagnostic work-up, procedural planning, intra-procedural guidance, and follow-up.
• Features dozens of procedural videos, including transthoracic echocardiogram; cardiac MRI for mitral regurgitation; transcatheter mitral valve repair; transcatheter valvuloplasty; percutaneous mitral valve interventions; MitraClip™ positioning; and many more.

Contents

۱. Anatomy of the Mitral Valve
۲. Pathophysiology of Mitral Valve Disease
۳. ACC/AHA Guidelines and Treatment Options for Mitral Valve Disease
۴. Physical Examination
۵. Transthoracic Echocardiogram
۶. Diagnostic Tools: Transesophageal Echocardiography for Mitral Valve
۷. Special Imaging Considerations for Transcatheter Mitral Therapy
۸. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Mitral Regurgitation
۹. Computed Tomography Scan in Mitral Valve Disease and Its Treatments
۱۰. Cardiac Catheterization
۱۱. Diuretics and Neurohormonal Medications
۱۲. Cardiac Rhythm Management Implantable Devices
۱۳. Medical Devices and Instruments
۱۴. Myocardial Protection and Perfusion Techniques in Mitral Valve Surgery
۱۵. Mitral Operation: Sternotomy Approach
۱۶. Mitral Valve Surgery: Right Thoracotomy Approach
۱۷. Mitral Operation: Endoscopic Approach
۱۸. Mitral Operation: Robotic Approach
۱۹. Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve
۲۱. Surgical Replacement of the Mitral Valve
۲۱. Evaluation, Common Pitfalls, and Complications
۲۳. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
۲۴. Transcatheter Valvuloplasty
۲۴. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
۲۶. Percutaneous Mitral Valve Interventions: Evaluation, Pitfalls, and Complications
۲۶. Developing Successful Structural Heart Programs
۲۷. Quality Improvement and Outcomes
۲۹. Establishing a Comprehensive Mitral Valve Program: Educating Patients and Referring Physicians
۲۹. Ten Elements for a Successful Mitral Program