Testing of mitral valve competence following combined mitral valve repair and aortic valve replacement.
A simple, effective technique for testing the results of repair and reconstructive procedures on the mitral valve apparatus is described. This technique can be used in the operative setting of combined aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair where other reported techniques for testing the valve apparatus are rendered unfeasible.
D001021:Aortic Valve; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*