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The minimally-invasive or endoscopic mitral valve surgery is one of the most attractive and most interesting areas of the modern heart surgery. The book describes first all practical steps necessary in a clinic from the idea of the introduction of the minimally-invasive mitral valve surgery up to practical realization of the operation program. The initial explanation of organizational and financial aspects allows an exact resource planning and protects against wrong expectations and failures. An extensive and detailed representation of the reconstruction technologies possible today as well as the specific features of her endoscopic application allow quick learning of the surgical technology. Numerous tips and tricks and informative pictures of the most frequent findings and the accompanying reconstruction technologies underline the practical orientation of the book.

Mitral valve --- Heart --- Endoscopic surgery. --- Endosurgery --- Minimal access surgery --- Minimally invasive surgery --- MIS (Minimally invasive surgery) --- Operative endoscopy --- Surgical endoscopy --- Endoscopy --- Microsurgery --- Surgery, Operative --- Cardiac surgery --- Open-heart surgery --- Mitral valvotomy --- Mitral valvulotomy --- Surgery. --- Diseases --- Surgery --- Cardiology. --- Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery. --- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. --- Mitral Valve Reconstruction.

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Surgical options for the treatment of degenerative, ischemic, inflammatory, and functional mitral valve diseases have expanded greatly in recent decades. Still, a dilemma exists with employing prosthetic mitral valves – in that mechanical valves exhibit good durability but require anticoagulation versus the unpredictable durability of biological valve prostheses. Over the past few years, it has become clear that reconstruction of the mitral valve with autologous tissues effectively addresses this dilemma, with no need for anticoagulation and excellent durability, combining the best qualities of both prosthetic options without the disadvantages. Moreover, newer repair strategies, such as autologous pericardial leaflet augmentation and artificial choral replacement have expanded reparative approaches into virtually all pathologies, with excellent long-term results as compared to prosthetic valve replacement. At present, mitral repair is becoming the dominant procedure for treatment of virtually all patients with mitral valve disease. This book is designed to illustrate contemporary and sometimes diverse surgical techniques for various types of mitral valve repair with contributions from many of the leaders in the field. Mitral Valve Repair and the recently published Aortic Root Surgery are book publications arising from the Berlin Heart Valve Symposium 2008 entitled “ The Biological Solution”. The Mitral Valve Repair session was postponed to June 2009 and was featured as the Berlin Mitral Valve Symposium at the joint meeting of the Society for Heart Valve Diseases and the Heart Valve Society of America in Berlin. The book contains a collection of proceedings on current techniques and outcomes of mitral valve repair by many of the experts in this field which provide an authoritative reference source for cardiac surgeons, family practitioners and clinicians.

Chordae tendineae -- Surgery. --- Heart valve prosthesis. --- Heart valves -- Diseases. --- Mitral valve -- Surgery. --- Mitral valve. --- Heart Valves --- Hemostasis --- Blood Physiological Processes --- Heart --- Cardiovascular System --- Blood Physiological Phenomena --- Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena --- Anatomy --- Phenomena and Processes --- Blood Coagulation --- Mitral Valve --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Mitral valve --- Surgery. --- Mitral valvotomy --- Mitral valvulotomy --- Medicine. --- Cardiology. --- Cardiac surgery. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Cardiac Surgery. --- Internal medicine --- Cardiac surgery --- Open-heart surgery --- Diseases --- Surgery

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Percutaneous aortic valve replacement and percutaneous mitral valve repair are emerging alternatives for high-risk patients with severe valve disease. Interventional cardiologists are faced with the challenge represented by these complex procedures. This practical guide specifically deals with a comprehensive knowledge of the techniques and approach to percutaneous treatment of left side cardiac valve disease and discusses the potential complications and expected or potential morbidity from the procedure. This book aims at providing interventional cardiologists with useful tips and tricks for percutaneous treatment of mitral and aortic valves in the light of recent advances.

Aortic valve -- Transplantation. --- Balloon dilation -- Methods. --- Heart Valve Diseases -- Surgery. --- Heart valve prosthesis implantation -- Methods. --- Mitral valve -- Surgery. --- Aortic valve --- Mitral valve --- Investigative Techniques --- Therapeutics --- Heart Diseases --- Cardiac Surgical Procedures --- Prosthesis Implantation --- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures --- Cardiovascular Diseases --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Thoracic Surgical Procedures --- Surgical Procedures, Operative --- Diseases --- Balloon Dilation --- Heart Valve Diseases --- Methods --- Catheterization --- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Medicine --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Physiology --- Transplantation --- Surgery --- Transplantation. --- Surgery. --- Mitral valvotomy --- Mitral valvulotomy --- Valva aortae --- Medicine. --- Cardiology. --- Cardiac surgery. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Cardiac Surgery. --- Heart valves --- Heart --- Cardiac surgery --- Open-heart surgery --- Internal medicine

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An appreciation of atrioventricular valve surgical anatomy reveals that they are much more than simple valves, opening and closing in response to pressure changes. The structural interrelationship of the valves of the heart and the dynamic mechanisms involved in their function are fundamental in optimizing valve performance, and are dependent upon an intricate multifaceted central cardiac complex. Mitral Valve Surgery presents a detailed background of the mitral valve, its pathology, evaluation, repair and replacement from a range of experts in the field, providing a detailed reference for clinicians in cardiology, cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and related fields. The Editors have designed the book to be a comprehensive and systematic review including current practical information and guidance. As we look to the future, mitral valve surgery will continue to evolve and attempting to maximize patient outcome such injury will become increasingly important. This book provides the fundamental background information to fuel interest, initiate novel prevention, refine surgical and therapeutic strategies, and inform the investigator how to develop and design their research study.

Heart Valve Prosthesis. --- Mitral valve -- Surgery. --- Mitral Valve Prolapse -- surgery. --- Prostheses and Implants --- Heart Valves --- Heart Valve Diseases --- Heart Diseases --- Equipment and Supplies --- Heart --- Cardiovascular System --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Cardiovascular Diseases --- Anatomy --- Diseases --- Mitral Valve --- Mitral Valve Insufficiency --- Heart Valve Prosthesis --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Mitral valve --- Surgery. --- Mitral valvotomy --- Mitral valvulotomy --- Medicine. --- Radiology. --- Critical care medicine. --- Internal medicine. --- Cardiology. --- Infectious diseases. --- Cardiac surgery. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Cardiac Surgery. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Imaging / Radiology. --- Internal Medicine. --- Intensive / Critical Care Medicine. --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Radiology, Medical. --- Medicine, Internal --- Medicine --- Intensive care --- Intensive medicine --- Emergency medicine --- Intensive care units --- Clinical radiology --- Radiology, Medical --- Radiology (Medicine) --- Medical physics --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Internal medicine --- Cardiac surgery --- Open-heart surgery --- Surgery --- Radiological physics --- Physics --- Radiation