Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium

Pre and Perioperative Evaluation of Mitral Valve Disease.- Preoperative Evaluation of Mitral Valve Stenosis: What Do We Need?.- Preoperative Evaluation of Mitral Regurgitation: The Challenge of Optimal Timing.- Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Surgery.- Mitral Valve Surgery: Techniques.- Long-Term Results of Proshetic Devices in Mitral Position.- Postoperative Evaluation After Mitral Valve Surgery.- Pre and Peri-Operative Evaluation of Aortic Valve Disease.- Preoperative Evaluation of Aortic Insufficiency: Optimal Timing.- Hemodynamic Evaluation of Aortic Stenosis.- The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Peri-Operative Period.- Evaluation of Valve Disease with Novel Imaging Techniques.- Aortic Valve Surgery: Techniques and Choice of Prostheses.- The Place of Tissue Valves in Aortic Valve Surgery.- The Place of the Ross Procedure in Aortic Valve Disease.- Is a Mechanical Prosthesis Always the Best Solution for an Aortic Valve Replacement in Adults?.- Postoperative Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- Valve Prosthesis - Patient Mismatch.- Problems in Valve Disease.- Valvular Heart Disease: Is It Ever Too Late to Operate?.- Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction.- Valvular Pathology in Pregnancy.- Surgical Approach of Active Endocarditis.