Aortic Valve Preservation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Anatomy of the Aortic Valve and its Morphological Characteristics

      • Osamu Igawa

      Pages 3-13

   3. Pathophysiology and Natural History of Aortic Regurgitation

      • Masao Daimon

      Pages 15-22

   4. Ultrasound Measurement of Aortic Valves

      • Keitaro Mahara

      Pages 23-33

   5. Computed Tomographic Measurements of Aortic Valves

      • Nobuo Iguchi

      Pages 35-43

   6. ONE-POINT ADVICE: Optimizing Aortic Valve Repair Techniques with Computational Models

      • Gil Marom, Karin Lavon, Rami Haj-Ali, Ehud Raanani

      Pages 45-51

   7. Aortoscopy to Evaluate Cusp Configuration After Aortic Valvuloplasty

      • Takashi Kunihara

      Pages 53-56

   8. Indications and Contraindications for Aortic Valve Repair

      • Tatsuhiko Komiya

      Pages 57-61

   9. ONE-POINT ADVICE: Significance of Aortic Valvuloplasty in the Valve-in-Valve Era

      • Kentaro Hayashida

      Pages 63-66

   10. Trends in Aortic Valve-Sparing Surgery

       • Satoshi Arimura, Takashi Kunihara

       Pages 67-70

3. Concepts and Approaches

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Bicuspid Aortic Valve

      • Norihiko Shiiya

      Pages 73-80

   3. ONE-POINT ADVICE: Tricuspidization of a Bicuspid Valve

      • Kohei Abe, Kohei Kawazoe

      Pages 81-84

   4. Tricuspid Aortic Valve

      • Hitoshi Yaku, Kiyoshi Doi, Sachiko Yamazaki, Satoshi Numata

      Pages 85-91

   5. Others—Unicuspid Valve and Quadricuspid Valve

      • Hiroaki Takahashi

      Pages 93-98

   6. ONE-POINT ADVICE: The Limitations and Potential of MICS During Aortic Valvuloplasty

      • Toshiaki Ito

      Pages 99-101

   7. History, Techniques, and Outcomes of the Reimplantation Method

      • Shunsuke Miyahara, Yutaka Okita

      Pages 103-109

   8. History, Techniques, and Outcomes of the Remodeling Method

      • Takashi Kunihara

      Pages 111-121

   9. ONE-POINT ADVICE: Experimental Comparison Between the Reimplantation Method and Remodeling Method

      • Kenichi Sasaki, Kiyotaka Iwasaki

      Pages 123-126

This book provides comprehensive, state-of-the art insights into aortic valvuloplasty.

Aortic valve repair is a relatively new procedure. Since first being successfully performed in the 1990s was objectively assessed in the 2000s, this procedure has now become standardized, reproducible, and popular around the globe.

Written by experts in surgery and cardiology and richly illustrated, it discusses the aspects of anatomy, pathophysiology, diagnosis and surgical procedure that are essential for successful repair. Contributing to the popularization and development of aortic repair,  it is a valuable resource for surgeons, cardiologists, cardio-anesthetists and paramedical staff interested in the field and will be good resource for popularizing and developing aortic valve repair.  

• Aortic valve
• Valve-in-valve
• Reimplantation
• Annuloplasty
• Traumatic aortic regurgitation
• Combined valvular disease
• thoracic surgery

“The audience is cardiothoracic surgery residents and attending surgeons, as well as cardiologists, although intended more for the surgery professionals. … This is a useful recap of aortic valve repair and is helpful in continuing the discussion of repair techniques for this often-replaced valve.” (Stephen Michael Spindel, Doody's Book Reviews, August 02, 2019)

• Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

  Takashi Kunihara

• Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fuchu, Japan

  Shuichiro Takanashi

Takashi Kunihara
Chairman and Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine


Shuichiro Takanashi
Chief Surgeon, Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute

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