Percutaneous Treatment of Left Side Cardiac Valves A Practical Guide for the Interventional Cardiologist

After the success of the first two editions, this expanded and extensively revised edition provides the interventional cardiologist with detailed, state of the art information on key techniques and approaches to percutaneous treatment of left side cardiac valve disease, keeping pace with the rapid and dynamic evolution in the discipline. Many new techniques and resources are now available, including new devices for transcatheter aortic valve implantation and new approaches to transcatheter mitral valve replacement. Numerous images will help the reader to understand the steps of each procedure and the characteristics of the different devices available. The potential complications and expected or potential morbidity from each procedure are discussed in depth, along with the best ways to manage them.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has revolutionized the field of interventional cardiology. Initially envisaged as a palliative technique for inoperable patients, it now offe

This highly informative, easy to read, and carefully structured guide provides interventional cardiologists with updated knowledge on the application of transcatheter techniques to cardiac valves.

PART 1 MITRAL VALVE DISEASE – 1 Anatomy of the mitral apparatus.- 2 Mitral stenosis.- 3 Mitral regurgitation: Epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology.- 4 Mitral regurgitation: diagnosis and timing of intervention.- 5 Computed tomography imaging for mitral valve regurgitation.- 6 Access sites alternatives for transcatheter mitral interventions. 7. Transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation: Mitraclip.- 8 Transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation: Valtech.- 9 Transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation: Carillon.- 10 Transcatheter repair of mitral regurgitation: other devices.- 11 Transcatheter mitral valve implantation.- 12 Transcatheter therapy for mitral regurgitation: a literature review.- PART 2 AORTIC VALVE DISEASE – 13 Anatomy of the aortic valve.- 14 Aortic stenosis: Epidemiology, etiology and pathophysiology.- 15 Aortic stenosis: Diagnosis and timing of intervention.- 16 Computed tomography imaging for aortic valve disease.- 17 Echocardiographic imaging for aortic valve stenosis.- 18 Vascular access management.- 19 Preparation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.- 20 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Sapien 3.- 21 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: CoreValve Evolut R.- 22 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Lotus.- 23 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Acurate.- 24 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Portico.- 25 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: other devices.- 26 TAVI complications: prevention and troubleshooting.- 27 Post-procedural management.- 28 Transcatheter therapy for aortic stenosis: a literature review.- 29 Aortic regurgitation.

Corrado Tamburino is Full Professor of Cardiology since 2002 at the University of Catania, Italy. He is the Head of the Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department of the “Azienda Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele” in Catania, Italy, and the Director of the Cardiology Unit. He has introduced in Italy the treatment of severe aortic and mitral valve disease by transcatheter interventions. The course director of the PCR London Valve, Prof Tamburino is today widely recognized as one the most expert in the field of transcatheter aortic valve interventions.