Mitral Valve Surgery

Anatomy, pathology & natural history of mitral valve disease.- Surgical anatomy of mitral & tricuspid valve.- Pathology & classification.- Non-ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment natural history & evidence for surgery.- Ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment, natural history & the impact of interventions.- Mitral valve repair & replacement techniques.- Indications & techniques. Conservation of leaflets & chordal apparatus.- Principles of mitral valve repair:restoring the coaptation.- Principles of mitral valve repair: the edge-to-edge technique.- How to assess & repair the Barlow mitral valve.- Assessment & management of systolic anterior motion (SAM).- Surgical management of ischaemic mitral regurgitation.- Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathies.- Mitral stenosis: natural history & intervention.- Atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease.- Non-surgical management.- Surgical management.- Tricuspid valve in mitral valve disease.- Tricuspid regurgitation: assessment, natural history & intervention.