TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Prosthetic Valves A1 - Bottiger, Brandi A. A1 - Kent, Blaine A. A1 - Mathew, Joseph P. A1 - Swaminathan, Madhav A2 - Mathew, Joseph P. A2 - Nicoara, Alina A2 - Ayoub, Chakib M. A2 - Swaminathan, Madhav Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3e AB - Almost 300,000 prosthetic valves are implanted globally each year, and this number is anticipated to triple by the year 2050 due, in part, to the growing prevalence of valvular heart disease.1 Since the introduction of prosthetic heart valves in the 1950s, significant advances have been made in how they are implanted and evaluated in vivo. Advances in technology have led to the development of new materials for mechanical and biological valves that have dramatically improved the quality of life for patients with valve disease around the world. Additionally, the widespread adoption of catheter-based prosthetic valve delivery has fundamentally changed the responsibilities of the intraoperative echocardiographer. Despite these advances, prosthetic valves also have inherent limitations and risks associated with immediate or late postimplantation complications. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171726883 ER -