title: [Surgical treatment of mitral prolapse with chordae plasty].
abstract: Surgical treatment of 8 cases of anterior mitral leaflet prolapse was reported. Of the 8 cases, chordae elongation was occurred in 2, chordae rupture in 6, and congenital in 6, rheumatic in 2. Chordae reimplanting was performed in 5 cases, chordae shortening in 2, chordae prosthesis with surgical suture in 1, and combined annuloplasty in 7 of the 8 cases. The result of mitral plasty was better in congenital mitral prolapse. Indications of this technique and postoperative management were listed.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, PLA, Beijing.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*