Modern Mitral Valve Repair: Echocardiographic Interpretations and Surgical Strategies (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Introduction Classification of mitral insufficiency according to leaflet mobility Principles of reconstruction Mitral valve surgery in annulus calcification Mitral valve surgery in Barlow's disease Mitral valve surgery for complications of endocarditis Mitral valve surgery in the presence of leaflet restriction Combined reconstruction with leaflet extension plasty Mitral valve surgery in the presence of leaflet elongation Mitral valve surgery in the presence of flail leaflet Surgery for mitral apparatus disorders caused by ischemic heart disease Operations in the atrioventricular valves in the presence of blunt cardiac trauma Operations in the presence of multivalvular defects Contraindications for reparative surgery Results Discussion Conclusion