RT Book, Section A1 Weisthuizen, Johannes van der A1 Swanevelder, Justiaan A2 Mathew, Joseph P. A2 Nicoara, Alina A2 Ayoub, Chakib M. A2 Swaminathan, Madhav SR Print(0) ID 1195102098 T1 Mitral Valve T2 Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071830232 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195102098 RD 2024/03/28 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.