Recent Progress in Mitral Valve Disease

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page v
Contributors, Pages vii-x
1 - Introduction, Pages 3-4
2 - Historical perspective of surgery on the mitral valve, Pages 5-9
3 - Dynamics and fluid dynamics of the mitral valve, Pages 13-46
4 - Physiology of mitral valve flow, Pages 47-59
5 - A new approach to mitral valve exploration using a two-dimensional echo–Doppler technique, Pages 60-72
6 - Functional anatomy of the mitral valve and annulus in man: lessons from echocardiographic observations, Pages 77-95
7 - Left atrial function in mitral valve disease, Pages 96-109
8 - The dynamics of acute experimental mitral regurgitation, Pages 110-121
9 - Uses and limitations of echocardiography in the examination of the mitral valve, Pages 122-137
10 - Vasodilator therapy for mitral regurgitation, Pages 138-145
11 - The use of quantitative angiocardiography in mitral valve disease, Pages 149-159
12 - Adaptations of the left ventricle to chronic volume overload and the problem of postoperative afterload mismatch in mitral regurgitation, Pages 160-170
13 - The timing of surgical intervention in chronic mitral regurgitation, Pages 171-180
14 - Effects of acute and chronic mitral regurgitation on left ventricular mechanics and contractile muscle function, Pages 181-190
15 - The Silastic ball valve: A current prosthesis for mitral replacement, Pages 193-200
16 - Current status of prosthetic valves in the mitral position, Pages 201-207
17 - Current status of the pericardial xenograft valve, Pages 211-233
18 - Current status and the future of tissue valves, Pages 234-243
19 - The performance of the Hancock bioprosthetic valve over an 11½ year follow-up period: A preliminary report, Pages 244-251
20 - Mitral reconstruction in predominant mitral stenosis, Pages 255-264
21 - Valve reconstruction in predominant mitral valve incompetence, Pages 265-274
22 - Anesthesia for mitral valve surgery, Pages 277-285
23 - Mitral valve re-replacement, Pages 286-303
24 - Mitral valve replacement with coronary artery disease, Pages 304-319
25 - IHSS, the mitral valve and its treatment, Pages 320-329
26 - Thromboembolism after mitral valve replacement, Pages 330-339
27 - Antithrombotic therapy following mitral valve replacement, Pages 340-345
28 - The pathology of congenital mitral valve disease, Pages 349-357
29 - The pathology of complete atrioventricular orifice, Pages 358-367
30 - Diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of congenital abnormalities of the mitral valve, Pages 368-386
31 - Repair of complete atrioventricular canal, Pages 387-393
32 - In-situ function of the papillary muscles in the intact canine left ventricle, Pages 397-409
33 - Preservation and restoration of the mitral mechanism during inferior wall aneursymectomy, Pages 410-415
34 - Deceleration of mitral flow and the genesis of gallop sounds, Pages 416-420
35 - Pulmonary function 8 years after mitral valve replacement, Pages 421-427
36 - Chordal rupture: Repair or replacement?, Pages 428-435
37 - The reconstruction of the mitral valve with stabilized biological tissue in 33 clinical cases, Pages 436-442
38 - The ‘dynamic’ mitral ring: A new concept in treating mitral insufficiency, Pages 443-450
39 - Valve replacement for chronic mitral insufficiency: Long-term follow-up using technetium–99m–pertechnetate scintigraphy, Pages 451-454,454a,455-457
40 - Summary and overview, Pages 461-470
Appendix, Pages 471-472
Index, Pages 473-483