title: Mitral prosthetic replacement in small left atria.
abstract: A modified transseptal approach for exposure of the difficult mitral valve is described. This allows the surgeon to visualize the valve, especially during prosthetic replacement, in the presence of a small, friable, or noncompliant left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgical Unit, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campanella
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Feilberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery