Carpentier's Reconstructive Valve Surgery : From Valve Analysis to Valve Reconstruction

Carpentier’s Reconstructive Valve Surgery presents you with authoritative guidance on reconstructive techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease. Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD―who pioneered the field―David H. Adams, MD; and Farzan Filsoufi, MD provide step-by-step instructions for each procedure and over 200 detailed anatomic drawings so that you can effectively apply the techniques of a master.

• Apply the techniques and procedures of Dr. Alain Carpentier―pioneer of mitral valve reconstruction―to your practice.
• View more than 200 detailed anatomic drawings that depict reconstruction procedures clearly.
• Master each procedure using step-by-step instructions and a consistent chapter format.
• Grasp the nuances of procedures thanks to "tips from the Master" and a section of questions and answers.
• Tap into the knowledge and experience of leaders in the field of mitral valve repair and reconstruction.

"An account treasured by all of those cardiac surgeons who owe a debt of gratitude to this pioneering surgeon."

"The inclusion of well-executed drawings (mainly watercolour washes supervised by the author and based on his preliminary sketches), with photograph, echocardiographic images and tables leave the reader in no doubt of the surgical steps that are intended."

Five stars, Annals of the RCS, 2011