title: Calcified mitral valve annulus: prosthesis insertion.
abstract: We describe a technique for insertion of a mitral valve prosthesis in the presence of a heavily calcified annulus. The valve leaflets are used for securing the prosthesis, and both the anterior and posterior chordae tendineae and papillary muscle complexes are preserved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*