title: A new technique for performing mitral valve repair in a small left atrium.
abstract: A simple approach for exposing a difficult mitral valve within a small left atrium is described herein through the report of case. Mobilization of the superior vena cava with direct venous cannulation and extended dissection of the interatrial groove provide excellent mitral valve exposure, even in patients with a small left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaguri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior