Mitral Valve Surgery

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series – Introducing ‘basic science into the cardiac operating room’. 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.

Anatomy, pathology & natural history of mitral valve disease.- Surgical anatomy of mitral & tricuspid valve.- Pathology & classification.- Non-ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment natural history & evidence for surgery.- Ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment, natural history & the impact of interventions.- Mitral valve repair & replacement techniques.- Indications & techniques. Conservation of leaflets & chordal apparatus.- Principles of mitral valve repair:restoring the coaptation.- Principles of mitral valve repair: the edge-to-edge technique.- How to assess & repair the Barlow mitral valve.- Assessment & management of systolic anterior motion (SAM).- Surgical management of ischaemic mitral regurgitation.- Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathies.- Mitral stenosis: natural history & intervention.- Atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease.- Non-surgical management.- Surgical management.- Tricuspid valve in mitral valve disease.- Tricuspid regurgitation: assessment, natural history & intervention.