Introduction

Notes from the editor

Applying class of recommendations and level of evidence to clinical strategies, interventions, treatments, or diagnostic testing in patient care

Section I. General topics

1. Epidemiology of valvular heart disease María Juliana Correa B., MD
2. The anatomy and function of the mitral and aortic valves Sebastián Portillo, MD; Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC
3. Anatomy and function of the tricuspid and pulmonary valves Víctor Rafael Bucheli Enríquez, MD; Ilich Andrei Zúñiga Gaitán, MD
4. Usefulness of tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in structural heart disease interventions Pedro Abad, MD; María Isabel Carvajal, MD
5. Cardiac tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in selected structural heart diseases María Isabel Carvajal, MD; Pedro Abad, MD
6. Intraoperative echocardiography in heart valve surgery Hernán Darío Castro Arias, MD, MSC; Mario López Diago, MD, MSC; Gabriel Mendoza Jaimes, MD
7. Preoperative assessment of the patient with heart valve disease Hernán Darío Castro Arias, MD, MSC; Elaine Suarez Gómez, MD
8. Medical therapy for valvular heart disease Laura Duque González, MD; Mateo Mejía Zuluaga, MD; Ricardo Arango, MD; Miguel Acosta, MD

Section II. Aortic valve

9. Imaging assessment of the aortic valve Carolina Saldarriaga, MD
10. Bicuspid aortic valve Luis Andrés Vélez Restrepo, MD
11. Aortic stenosis Juan Camilo Jaramillo, MD
12. Aortic regurgitation Arturo Evangelista-Masip, MD
13. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement Juan Pablo Umaña, MD, FACC; Rene Aleman, MD

Section III. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

14. Heart team concept Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC; Juan Camilo Ortiz, MD; Mauricio Atehortúa, MD; Sebastián Portillo, MD
15. Patient selection and indications for TAVR Darío Echeverri Arcila, MD; Jaime R. Cabrales, MD; Jaime Camacho M., MD; Carlos Villa, MD
16. Echocardiographic assessment for TAVR Luisa Fernanda Durango, MD; Gustavo Castilla, MD; Jessica Hernández D., MD; Laura López G., MD
17. Step-by-step transfemoral aortic valve replacement Juan Camilo Ortiz, MD; Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC
18. Critical aspects during implantation. Advanced techniques for TAVI (minimalist TAVI approach) Luis Manuel Cressa, MD
19. TAVR in bicuspid valve Juan Camilo Ortiz, MD
20. The aortic valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement for failed bioprosthesis Juan Mesa, MD, FACC
21. TAVR related complications Pablo Lamelas, MD; Silvina Esther Gómez, MD
22. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and coronary disease: When and how to intervene Juan Camilo Ortiz, MD
23. Durability of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: What does the evidence say? Carlos David Calderas Daal, MD; Gabriel Eduardo Sosa Rodríguez, MD; Beatriz Azpôrua Itriago, MD
24. Alternative approaches in transcatheter aortic valve replacement Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC; Mauricio Atehortúa, MD; Sebastián Portillo, MD; Juan Camilo Ortiz, MD
25. Cerebral protection in TAVR Fábio Sândoli de Brito Jr., MD, PhD; Ricardo Cavalcante e Silva, MD; Antonio Fernando Diniz Freire, MD; Rafael Cavalcante, MD, PhD
26. From surgical to transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Current and future perspectives Juan Fernando Granada, MD; Guido Ascione, MD

Section IV. Mitral valve

27. Echocardiographic assessment of the mitral valve Carlos Cubides, MD
28. Surgical mitral valve repair and replacement Javier G. Castillo, MD
29. Transcatheter mitral valve replacement Darío Echeverri Arcila, MD; Jaime R. Cabrales, MD; Jaime Camacho M., MD; Carlos Villa, MD
30. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery in mitral valve disease Juan Santiago Jaramillo I., MD; Luis Andrés Vélez Restrepo, MD; Juan Camilo Rendon I., MD

Section V. Tricuspid and Pulmonary

31. Tricuspid valve disease in adults: Overview of pathology management – Surgical and transcatheter treatment José Luis Navia, MD, FACC; Nicolas Brozzi, MD, FACC; Federico Napoli, MD; Rene Aleman, MD
32. Pulmonary valve replacement: Surgical and transcatheter Juan Fernando Vélez M., MD; Walter Mosquera A., MD

Section VI. Structural Heart Miscellaneous

33. Prosthesis-patient mismatch Antonela Mariel Zanuttini, MD; Carlos M. Giuliani, MD; Sébastien Hecht, MSc; Philippe Pibarot, DVM, PhD
34. Criteria for selecting a prosthetic heart valve Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC
35. Minimally invasive robotic cardiac surgery José Luis Navia, MD, FACC; Nicolas Brozzi, MD, FACC; Federico Napoli, MD; Rene Aleman, MD
36. Prosthetic valve degeneration Juan Santiago Jaramillo I., MD; Mateo Marín-Cuartas, MD; Manuela de la Cuesta, MD
37. Congenital heart disease in the adult patient Hernán Darío Fernández Cuartas, MD, MSC
38. Congenital structural heart disease in children Néstor Sandoval R., MD; Tomas Chalela H., MD
39. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: From medical to surgical approach Mauricio Atehortúa, MD; Sergio Franco Sierra, MD, FESC
40. Valvular heart disease in pregnancy Ana Munera, FSIAC, FESISIAC, FACC; Karen A. Dueñas, MD, FSIAC
41. Right ventricular failure following cardiac surgery María Cristina Florián P., MD; José Fernando Zuluaga Rojas, MD
42. Atrial fibrillation in patients with structural heart disease Julián Miguel Aristizábal, MD; Oriana Bastidas, MD; Juan Carlos Díaz, MD; Mauricio Duque, MD, FACC, FHRS; Jorge Eduardo Marín, MD; César Daniel Niño, MD
43. Antithrombotic therapy in structural heart disease Laura Duque González, MD; Mateo Mejía Zuluaga, MD; Ricardo Arango, MD; Miguel Acosta, MD
44. Ventricular arrhythmia in patients with structural heart disease Oriana Bastidas, MD; Juan Carlos Díaz, MD; Julián Miguel Aristizábal, MD; Mauricio Duque, MD, FACC, FHRS; Jorge Eduardo Marín, MD; César Daniel Niño, MD
45. Left atrial appendage closure Juan Carlos Díaz, MD; Oriana Bastidas, MD; Julián Miguel Aristizábal, MD; Mauricio Duque, MD, FACC, FHRS; Jorge Eduardo Marín, MD; César Daniel Niño, MD

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