Heart Valves : From Design to Clinical Implantation /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Iaizzo, Paul A. (Editor), Bianco, Richard W. (Editor), Hill, Alexander J. (Editor), St. Louis, James D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.