[Valvuloplasty for acute mitral insufficiency caused by torn chordae (Carpentier method): report of a case].
A 66-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with acute heart failure (NYHA III), and diagnosed as an MR + Tr. The cause of MR was torn chordae of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. A prolapse part of the posterior leaflet was resected and sutured by McGoon's method. Valvuloplasty was performed by using a Carpentier ring. Postoperative course was uneventful. She recovered well after the operation. Histological examination of the valve showed myxomatous degeneration.
Tsuboi
H
H
First Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine.
Mori
F
F
Miyamoto
M
M
Fujmura
Y
Y
Noda
H
H
Matsumoto
N
N
Nishida
K
K
Okada
H
H
Esato
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous