InhaltsangabePart 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