TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mitral Valve A1 - Weisthuizen, Johannes van der A1 - Swanevelder, Justiaan 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 - The evaluation of valvular heart disease has become increasingly dependent on echocardiography. Since its introduction to the operating room, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has played a major role in surgical decision making and anesthetic management of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. Mitral valve replacement has its own implications and is not free of risk, but it has empowered surgeons to develop techniques for mitral valve repair, which are becoming more and more intricate as our understanding of valve function expands. Recent outcome literature indicates strong support for repair relative to replacement in patients with primary (organic) mitral valve pathology1,2 and for the role of intraoperative TEE in mitral valve repair. A good knowledge of mitral valve anatomy and its assessment by TEE is therefore vital for the success of any intraoperative echocardiographer. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195102098 ER -