Mitral Valve

Few cardiac disorders have generated as much controversy and discussion over the last two centuries as the floppy mitral valve (FMV)/ mitral valve proplapse (MVP)/ mitral valvular regurgitation (MVR) triad, and the mitral valve prolapse syndrome. During the past 50 years, recognition of its broad pathologic and clinical spectrum has led to the appreciation of the FMV as the central issue in the FMV/MVP/MVR story. Accordingly, the clinical phenomena and imaging characteristics inherent in the FMV/MVP/MVR triad will be best understood when reconciled with the gross morphologic, histopathologic, and molecular characteristics of the FMV complex. This book is written to cover the entire spectrum of FMV and its sequlae. The inheritance patterns, genetic studies, and development of family pedigrees; the relations of pathology and histology to FMV and clinical functional expression; and the broad range of clinical presentation, are all examined in depth. Complications (i. e. infective endocarditis, thromboembolic phenomena, arrhythmias, progressive MVR, chordae tendinae rupture, and left atrial and left ventricular dysfunction) are discussed in detail. Insights into the mechanisms of circulatory abnormalities and their impact on clinical phenomenon are also explored. Therapeutic approaches, including medical management and the indications and role of cardiac surgery, are highlighted. Finally, a clinically useful classification for FMV/MVP patients is proposed. This book will be of interest to all cardiologists, including clinical investigators, morphologists, physiologists, pathologists, surgeons, cardiac imagers, internists, family physicians, pediatricians, and nurse clinicians, and importantly, to discerning patients and individuals in search of information about the FMV/MVP/MVR triad.

ISBN 0879934484   Pages 753 ISBN13 9780879934484 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 1332 Imprint Blackwell Futura   Published in Oxford Format Hardback   Height (mm) 238 Publication date 04 May 2000   Width (mm) 162 Library of Congress 99058262   Spine width (mm) 46 DEWEY 616.12   Academic level Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC21

		Dedication
		Acknowledgments
		The Cover
		The Editors
		Contributors
		Introduction: The Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation by C. F. Wooley and H. Boudoulas
Pt. I		The Floppy Mitral Valve: The Morphologists		1
		Introduction: The Floppy Mitral Value: The Morphologists by C. F. Wooley and H. Boudoulas		2
Ch. 1		Anatomy of the Mitral Valve by A. Angelini and S. Y. Ho and G. Thiene		5
Pt. II		Mitral Valve Function: Physiology		31
		Introduction: Mitral Valve Function: The Physiologists by C. F. Wooley and H. Boundoulas		32
Ch. 2		Physiological Basis for Mitral Valve Function by R. C. Little and W. C. Little		37
Ch. 3		The Function of the Normal Human Mitral Valve by D. Glbson		59
Pt. III		The Floppy Mitral Valve: The Pathologists		85
		Introduction: Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: The Pathologists by C. F. Wooley and H. Boudoulas		86
Ch. 4		Pathomorphology of Mitral Valve Prolapse by A. E. Becker and M. J. Davies		91
Ch. 5		The Floppy Mitral Valve: Structural and Physical Characteristics by P. B. Baker and H. Boudoulas and C. F. Wooley		115
Pt. IV		The Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: The Triad		139
		Introduction: The Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: Keys to Understanding by C. F. Wooley and H. Boudoulas		140
Ch. 6		The Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: Keys to Understanding by C. F. Wooley and H. Boudoulas		143
Pt. V		The Floppy Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valvular Regurgitation: Heritable Aspects		157
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