Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation

Pathophysiology, Assessment and Treatment

Kok Meng John Chan (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XIV, 222 Seiten
2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-43508-4 (ISBN)

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This book covers in detail all aspects of functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, from its pathophysiology and natural history, to its assessment, medical and surgical treatment, and long term results.  

Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation encompasses information and knowledge from a diverse background including cardiology, cardiac surgery and basic science. This is necessary for a full understanding of the subject in order to optimally manage patients with this condition.


Professor K. M. John Chan is Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Sarawak Heart Centre in Kuching, Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur and Gleneagles Medini Medical Centre in Johor, Malaysia. He is also Hunterian Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London, U.K., and Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, U.K. He has a large clinical practice in the full range of adult cardiac and thoracic surgery, including coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, aortic, aortic valve, mitral and tricuspid valve surgery, mediastinal surgery, lung surgery, pleural surgery and video assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery. He has a special interest in mitral and tricuspid valve repair surgery and received advanced training in mitral and tricuspid valve repair techniques from Professor Gilles Dreyfus at Harefield Hospital, U.K., and the Cardiothoracic Centre of Monaco, and Mr Prakash Punjabi at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, amongst others. He has lectured and published extensively on Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation, including delivering a Hunterian Lecture on the subject for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and obtaining a PhD on this from Imperial College London, U.K.

The normal mitral valve and mitral regurgitation.- Pathophysiology of ischemic mitral regurgitation.- Assessment of ischemic mitral regurgitation.- Treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation.- B-type natriuretic peptide in ischemic mitral regurgitation.- Randomized trials in ischemic mitral regurgitation.- Predictors of outcome.- What still needs to be done.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XIV, 222 p. 100 illus., 72 illus. in color. With online files/update.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Kardiologie / Angiologie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
Schlagworte B-type natriuretic peptide • Cardiac Imaging • Cardiac Surgery • Cardiology • coronary artery disease • Functional ischemic mitral regurgitation • Ischemic heart disease • Medicine • Mitral regurgitation • Mitral valve repair surgery • Mitral valve surgery
ISBN-10 3-319-43508-6 / 3319435086
ISBN-13 978-3-319-43508-4 / 9783319435084
Zustand Neuware
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