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Mitral Foundation Teaching Library

The Mitral Foundation Teaching Library is a resource for all physicians who want to improve their knowledge about mitral valve repair and reconstruction. The Mitral Foundation created these teaching library case study videos, presentations, and publications to advance the field of treatment for mitral valve disease.

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Case Studies

Anelechi Anyanwu, MD - New Information about Surgical Mitral Valve Repair in Primary Mitral Regurgitation

Ani Anyanwu, MD, and Randy Martin, MD, discuss recent findings about the safety and morbidity findings in over 53,000 patients who underwent surgical mitral valve repair for primary regurgitation over a 6-year period. This information was published in JACC by Dr. Vinay Badhwar. Dr. Anyanwu and Dr. David Adams at Mount Sinai’s Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center have had extensive experience over decades in surgical repair of primary mitral regurgitation. 

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Percy Boateng, MD - Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Percy Boateng, MD, shares the case of a patient with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with Randy Martin, MD. The discussion highlights the clinical presentation of the patient with LV pseudoaneurysms as well as the differential diagnosis. 

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Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD - Mitral Annular Calcification

Randy Martin, MD, and Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD, discuss the increasingly common syndrome of mitral annular calcification (MAC). They highlight the incidence, etiology (elderly, CKD, women, and Barlow’s mitral valve disease,) and critical role imaging plays in diagnosis and treatment. Dr. El-Eshmawi shares three cases, including intraoperative video, which highlight techniques for treatment. He also discusses the algorithm that The Mount Sinai Hospital has developed over a 10-year period of proper treatment in over 70 patients. This algorithm will help you understanding how to evaluate and treat your patients, whether by an interventional approach, surgery, or a combination.

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