Aortic Valve Preservation: Concepts and Approaches

Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Anatomy of the Aortic Valve and its Morphological Characteristics  (Osamu Igawa)....Pages 3-13
 Pathophysiology and Natural History of Aortic Regurgitation  (Masao Daimon)....Pages 15-22
 Ultrasound Measurement of Aortic Valves  (Keitaro Mahara)....Pages 23-33
 Computed Tomographic Measurements of Aortic Valves  (Nobuo Iguchi)....Pages 35-43
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Optimizing Aortic Valve Repair Techniques with Computational Models  (Gil Marom, Karin Lavon, Rami Haj-Ali, Ehud Raanani)....Pages 45-51
 Aortoscopy to Evaluate Cusp Configuration After Aortic Valvuloplasty  (Takashi Kunihara)....Pages 53-56
 Indications and Contraindications for Aortic Valve Repair  (Tatsuhiko Komiya)....Pages 57-61
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Significance of Aortic Valvuloplasty in the Valve-in-Valve Era  (Kentaro Hayashida)....Pages 63-66
 Trends in Aortic Valve-Sparing Surgery  (Satoshi Arimura, Takashi Kunihara)....Pages 67-70
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 Bicuspid Aortic Valve  (Norihiko Shiiya)....Pages 73-80
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Tricuspidization of a Bicuspid Valve  (Kohei Abe, Kohei Kawazoe)....Pages 81-84
 Tricuspid Aortic Valve  (Hitoshi Yaku, Kiyoshi Doi, Sachiko Yamazaki, Satoshi Numata)....Pages 85-91
 Others—Unicuspid Valve and Quadricuspid Valve  (Hiroaki Takahashi)....Pages 93-98
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: The Limitations and Potential of MICS During Aortic Valvuloplasty  (Toshiaki Ito)....Pages 99-101
 History, Techniques, and Outcomes of the Reimplantation Method  (Shunsuke Miyahara, Yutaka Okita)....Pages 103-109
 History, Techniques, and Outcomes of the Remodeling Method  (Takashi Kunihara)....Pages 111-121
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Experimental Comparison Between the Reimplantation Method and Remodeling Method  (Kenichi Sasaki, Kiyotaka Iwasaki)....Pages 123-126
 Variations and Outcomes of Annuloplasty  (Takashi Kunihara)....Pages 127-137
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Other Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Techniques  (Masaru Sawazaki)....Pages 139-141
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Valsalva Grafts  (Atsushi Shimizu)....Pages 143-145
 Valve Surgery to Treat Connective Tissue Disease: Comparison Between Valve Replacement and Aortic Root Replacement  (Tetsuro Morota, Minoru Ono)....Pages 147-151
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Significance of Aortic Valvuloplasty in the Elderly  (Hirofumi Takemura)....Pages 153-157
 Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement to Treat Acute Type A Aortic Dissection  (Hiroyuki Kamiya)....Pages 159-164
 Pediatric Valvuloplasty  (Kisaburo Sakamoto, Masaya Murata)....Pages 165-171
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: The Significance of Performing Aortic Valvuloplasty in Young Patients  (Masafumi Yashima, Hirokuni Arai)....Pages 173-176
 Aortic Valve Reconstruction to Treat Aortic Stenosis Using Autologous Pericardium: Ozaki Procedure  (Shigeyuki Ozaki)....Pages 177-184
 ONE-POINT ADVICE: Creating a Morphological Template for Autologous Pericardial Cusps  (Masaru Sawazaki)....Pages 185-187
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 How to Manage Patients with Low Geometric Cusp Height  (Atsushi Shimizu, Shuichiro Takanashi)....Pages 191-194
 How to Manage a Stenosed Bicuspid Valve  (Kohei Abe, Kohei Kawazoe)....Pages 195-199
 How Do I Manage a Case with Borderline Dilatation of the Sinus of Valsalva?  (Yoshiro Matsui)....Pages 201-204
 How Do I Manage Perforation and Fenestration?  (Masanori Nakamura)....Pages 205-209
 How to Manage Moderate Aortic Regurgitation in the Context of Combined Valvular Disease  (Hideaki Takai)....Pages 211-215
 When Is Partial Remodeling Possible?  (Tatsuhiko Komiya)....Pages 217-222
 Aortic Valvuloplasty to Treat Aortic Regurgitation Accompanied by a Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm  (Takeshi Miyairi)....Pages 223-226
 Valvuloplasty to Treat Aortic Regurgitation Associated with a Ventricular Septal Defect  (Takayoshi Ueno, Yoshiki Sawa)....Pages 227-230
 Valvuloplasty for Aortic Regurgitation Associated with Infective Endocarditis  (Kazuyoshi Tanigawa, Kiyoyuki Eishi)....Pages 231-233
 Valvuloplasty to Treat Traumatic Aortic Regurgitation  (Hitoshi Okabayashi)....Pages 235-238
 How to Manage Aortic Regurgitation from an Allograft  (Hideaki Kado)....Pages 239-243
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 Leaders in Valvuloplasty Around the World  (Takashi Kunihara, Shuichiro Takanashi)....Pages 247-257
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 Cardiologists’ Expectations of Aortic Valvuloplasty  (Hiroyuki Watanabe)....Pages 261-264
 Correction to: Aortic Valve Preservation  (Takashi Kunihara, Shuichiro Takanashi)....Pages C1-C1