Edge-To-Edge Mitral Repair: From a Surgical to a Percutaneous Approach (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

1 The genesis of the edge-to-edge technique.- 2 The principle: from computational model to clinical validation.- 3 Technical aspects: sternotomy and minimally invasive surgery.- 4 Is there a role for the edge-to-edge technique in robotic mitral valve repair?.- 5 Echocardiographic assessment of a double orifice mitral valve: tips and tricks.- 6 The early phase of clinical application: lessons learned.- 7 Early and long-term results of the EE repair.- 8 Transaortic edge-to-edge technique in patients with hyperthrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.- 9 Mitral stenosis after EE repair: is it an issue?.- 10 Current surgical indications and contraindications.- 11 The case of surgical EE repair without annuloplasty: now we know.- 12 Evolution of EE repair: from surgery to percutaneous.- 13 State of the art in Mitraclip therapy: who, when and how.- 14 Clinical results of the percutaneous EE repair: lights and shadows.- 15 Future perspectives on percutaneous EE repair.- 16 Conclusions.