Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease. A Multidisciplinary Approach

• Introduction (Scott Goldman)
• Foundations (Scott Goldman, William Gray)
• Anatomy: key structures and abnormalities
• Pathophysiology: disease classification (Carpentier Classification System)
• ACC/CHA Guidelines and treatment options
• Diagnostic tools (Katie Hawthorne, Rebecca Hahn, Eric Gnall, Sandra Abramson)
• Physical examination
• Transthoracic echo
• Transesophageal echo
• Special considerations for transcatheter therapy
• MRI
• CT Scan
• Cardiac catheterization
• Medical treatment (Steven Domsky, Steven Rothman)
• Neurohormonal medications
• Resynchronization therapies
• Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
• Surgical therapies (Michael Acker, Robert Smith, Scott Goldman, Evelio Rodriguez, Chris Malaisrie)
• Medical devices and instruments
• Perfusion techniques
• Sternotomy
• Right thoracotomy
• Endoscopic
• Robotic
• Surgical repair of the mitral valve
• Surgical replacement of the mitral valve
• Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
• Transcatheter therapies (William Gray, Scott Lim, Saibal Kar, Gorav Ailawadi)
• Transcatheter mitral valve repair
• Transcatheter mitral valve replacement
• The future of transcather treatments (what's in clinical trial)
• Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
• Developing successful programs (Scott Goldman, William Gray, Saibal Kar, Gorav Ailawadi)
• The multidisciplinary team
• Financial considerations
• Quality improvement and outcomes
• Educating patients and primary care professionals
• Checklist for success
• Glossary
• Appendix

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; MitraClipT positioning; and many more.

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