Mitral Valve Repair Center

High-Risk Mitral Valve Surgery: Perioperative Hemodynamic Optimization with Nesiritide (BNP)

Sacha P. Salzberg, Farzan Filsoufi, Anelechi Anyanwu, Kai von Harbou, Alan Gass, Sean P. Pinney, Alain Carpentier and David H. Adams

Nesiritide is a recombinant brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), which decreases pulmonary arterial (PA) pressures and myocardial oxygen consumption while increasing coronary flow and urine output. Mitral valve (MV) surgery in patients with severe mitralregurgitation (MR), impaired lef...

Current Results of Combined Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Annuloplasty in Patients with Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Farzan Filsoufi, Lishan Aklog, John G. Byrne, Lawrence H. Cohn, David H. Adams

Recent decreased operative mortality in combined CABG and mitral annuloplasty for moderate ischemic MR suggests that a more liberal application of this approach may be warranted.

Surgical Treatment of the Ischemic Mitral Valve

It is now understood that Carpentier type IIIb dysfunction is the basis for ischemic MR, and that a reduction remodeling annuloplasty can improve leaflet coaptation in this setting.

Mitral Valve Repair in Redo Cardiac Surgery

David H. Adams, Farzan Filsoufi, John G. Byrne, Alexandros Karavas, Lishan Aklog

An increasing number of patients are being referred for mitral valve repair in the redo cardiac surgery setting. The most common clinical scenarios involve prior coronary bypass surgery or aortic valve replacement, each presenting special challenges in terms of gaining valve exposure to...

Carpentier's Reconstructive Valve Surgery

Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD, David H. Adams, MD and Farzan Filsoufi, MD

Description: Carpentier's Reconstructive Valve Surgery presents you with authoritative guidance on reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease. Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD-who pioneered the field-David H. Adams, MD; and Farzan Filsoufi, MD provide step-by-step instruc...

Hurst's The Heart, 13th Edition

Chapter 77: Mitral Valve Regurgitation, David H. Adams, MD, Blase A. Carabello, MD, and Javier Castillo, MD

Description: The trusted landmark cardiology resource-thoroughly updated to reflect the latest clinical perspectives. Through thirteen editions, Hurst's the Heart has always represented the cornerstone of current scholarship in the discipline. Cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and int...

Sabiston & Spencer Surgery of the Chest, 8th Edition

Chapter 78: Acquired Disease of the Mitral Valve, Farzan Filsoufi, MD, Joanna Chikwe, MD and David H. Adams, MD

Chapter 78: Acquired Disease of the Mitral Valve Farzan Filsoufi, Joanna Chikwe and David H. Adams Pages 1207-1240 Excerpt: “Mitral valve repair is the procedure of choice for correcting severe mitral regurgitation. The goals of valve repair include preservation of leaflet mobility...

Valvular Heart Disease: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, 3rd Edition

Chapter 12: Surgical Approach to Aortic Valve Disease, Paul Stelzer, MD and David H. Adams, MD

Chapter 12: Surgical Approach to Aortic Valve Disease Paul Stelzer and David H. Adams Pages 187-208 Excerpt: “In this chapter, we will review the spectrum of surgical options for patients with pathologic aortic valve and root conditions, with an emphasis on non-thrombogenic alternativ...