The clinical anatomy and pathology of the human arterial valves: Implications for repair or replacement

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 166-175

  Bateman, Michael G ^a   Hill, Alexander J ^a   Quill, Jason L ^a   Iaizzo, Paul A ^b  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Pulmonary valve; Regurgitation; Stenosis; Surgical; Transcatheter; Valve anatomy; Valve nomenclature; Valve repair; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; AORTA FLOW; AORTA ROOT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVE PROSTHESIS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; ROSS PROCEDURE; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; ANNULOPLASTY; AORTA VALVE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; PULMONARY VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULMONARY VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882969952     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-012-9438-8     Document Type: Article

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