目次

Aortic root anatomy.- Functional anatomy and dynamics of aortic root.- Multimodality imaging assessment of aortic stenosis.- Multimodality imaging assessment of aortic regurgitation.- Stress echocardiography in aortic valve disease.- Multimodality imaging assessment of prosthetic aortic valve.- Imaging predictors of reparable aortic valve.- TAVI: candidate selection and treatment guidance.- 4D flow imaging in aortic disease.- Aortic mitral valve coupling in aortic disease.- Bicuspid aortic valve.- Angio CT-scan and MRI imaging considerations prior to minimally invasive surgery.- Tricuspid aortic valve repair.- Bicuspid aortic valve repair.- Aortic annulus stabilization using external rings.- Aortic annulus stabilization using internal rings.- Root replacement with biological valve conduits.- Aortic valve-sparing reimplantation technique.- Aortic valve-sparing remodelling technique.- Aortic valve-sparing in aortic dissection.- Minimally invasive aortic root techniques.- Modified David Operation.- Mini-sternotomy.- Right anterior mini-thoracotomy.- Totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement.- Sutureless aortic valve implantation.- Rapid deployment aortic valve implantation.- Stentless aortic valve prosthesis.- Aortic valve replacement with autologous pericardium.- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using the transapical approach.- Transfemoral TAVI: devices and techniques.- Alternative approaches for TAVI: Transaortic, subclavian, carotid.- Aortic valve-in-valve implantation.- Demographics and operative options: D. Pacini - Roberto Di Bartolomeo.- The Heart Valve Center of Excellence/Heart team.