Heart Valves : From Design to Clinical Implantation - Iaizzo, Paul A.; Bianco, Richard W.; Hill, Alexander J.; St. Louis, James D.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part I - ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, CONGENITAL DEFECTS, and DISEASE -- The anatomy and function of the atrioventricular valves -- The anatomy and function of the semilunar valves -- Congenital heart defects that include cardiac valve abnormalities -- Acquired valve disease and processes -- Part II - VALVE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT -- History of heart valve repair -- Heart valve disease -- Advanced 3D imaging and transcatheter valve repair/ implantation -- Transcatheter mitral repair and replacement -- Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation: the first transcatheter valve -- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation -- Tissue engineered heart valves -- Part III - TESTING AND REGULATORY ISSUES -- In vitro testing of heart valve substitutes -- Numerical methods for design and evaluation of prosthetic heart valves -- Animal models for cardiac valve research -- The use of isolated heart models and anatomic specimens as means to enhance the design and testing of cardiac valve therapies -- Successful development and regulatory approval of replacement cardiac valves -- Clinical trial requirements for cardiac valves -- Index.
Keywords: Medicine; Cardiology; Cardiac surgery; Biomedicine, general; Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery