Mitral valve surgery

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Bonser Robert S.; Pagano Domenico.; Haverich A.; (Axel), 1953-
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: c2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-426-5
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 168 p.): ill. (chiefly col.)
ISBN: 9781849964265 (electronic bk.)
1849964262 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: R542
CLC: R542.5
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Surgical anatomy of the mitral and tricuspid valve -- Pathology and classification of mitral valve disease -- Chronic mitral regurgitation -- Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation -- Asymptomatic mitral valve regurgitation: watchful wait or early repair?: review of the current evidence -- Mitral valve prosthesis insertion with preservation of the sub-valvar apparatus -- How I assess and repair the Barlow mitral valve: the respect rather than resect approach -- How I assess and repair the Barlow mitral valve: the edge-to-edge technique -- How I assess and repair the Barlow mitral valve -- Ischemic mitral regurgitation -- Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery -- Mitral stenosis -- Atrial fibrillation: non-surgical management -- Ablation of atrial fibrillation with cardiac surgery -- Tricuspid regurgitation: natural history, assessment, and intervention.
Part of the Monographs in "Cardiac Surgery Series"--Introducing 'basic science into the cardiac operating room'. This title includes fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery 'tomes'. This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in mitral valve surgery and include extensive details on the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with mitral valve disease.