Diagnosis and Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease

 Preface
 Introduction
1 Anatomy of the Mitral Valve
2 Pathophysiology
3 ACC/CHA Guidelines & treatment options
4 Physical examination
5 Transthoracic echo
6 Transesophageal echo
7 Special imaging considerations for transcatheter therapy
8 MRI
9 CT scan
10 Cardiac catheterization
11 Neurohormonal medications
12 Rhythm management and resynchronization therapy
13 Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
14 Medical devices and instruments
15 Myocardial protection/perfusion techniques
16 Mitral operation: sternotomy approach
17 Mitral operation: right thoracotomy
18 Endoscopic
19 Robotic
20 Surgical repair of the mitral valve
21 Surgical replacement of the mitral valve
22 Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
23 Transcatheter mitral valve repair
24 Transcatheter valvuloplasty
25 Transcatheter mitral valve replacement
26 Deleted-- The future of transcather treatments (what’s in clinical trial)
27 nowCh26-Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications
28 nowCh27-The multidisciplinary team
29 Deleted-- Financial considerations
30 nowCh28-Quality improvement and outcomes
31 nowCh29-Educating patients and referring physicians
32 nowCh30-Checklist for success

Edited by Scott Goldman, MD, Director Structural Heart Program Lankenau Heart Institute Professor of Surgery Thomas Jefferson University