Ischemic Mitral Incompetence

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Functional anatomy of the myocardium and its interaction with the mitral valve apparatus....Pages 3-15
Anatomy of the coronary arteries with resepct to chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation....Pages 17-24
Transmitral flow dynamics in the normal heart and during mitral regurgitation....Pages 25-33
Influence of papillary muscle function on the mitral valve and left ventricular mechanics....Pages 35-48
Back Matter....Pages 49-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Predictors for mitral regurgitation in coronary artery disease....Pages 57-73
The influence of revascularization on ischemic mitral insufficiency....Pages 75-83
Intraoperative Doppler color flow mapping for assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation....Pages 85-88
Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in patients with coronary artery disease and mitral insufficiency....Pages 89-98
Coronary angioplasty for acute mitral regurgitation due to myocardial infarction....Pages 99-108
Back Matter....Pages 109-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Mechanisms of ischemic mitral insufficiency and their surgical correction....Pages 117-130
Technical aspects and clinical experience of mitral reconstruction in ischemic mitral incompetence....Pages 131-136
Decision-making aspects in the surgical treatment of ischemic mitral incompetence....Pages 137-147
Results of surgical therapy in ischemic mitral regurgitation....Pages 149-156
Current concepts in the pathogenesis and treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation....Pages 157-178
Surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation by repair and replacement....Pages 179-186
Surgical results with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation....Pages 187-193
Surgery for acute ischemic mitral incompetence....Pages 195-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-204
Closing remarks....Pages 205-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-211