title: [Surgical repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation: a method of mitral valve plasty with evaluation of morphological changes of mitral valve].
abstract: We evaluated a method of mitral valve plasty (MVP) for ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) by examining the morphological changes of the mitral valve. From November 1992 to May 1998, 8 patients (M : F = 4/4, age 44-79 years, mean age 65.1 years) with IMR underwent surgical repair. Preoperative mitral regurgitation (MR) was grade III of Sellers classification in 7 patients and grade IV in 1 patient. The cause of MR was mitral valve annular dilatation in 4 patients, mitral valve prolapse due to papillary muscle elongation in 2 patients, and partial papillary muscle rupture (PMR) in 2 patients. Cardiac surgery consisted of CABG + MVP in 7 patients and MVP in 1 patient. Mitral valve repair was separated into three types. Repair for annular dilatation consisted of commissuroplasty in 3 patients (2 patients Kay method, 1 patient Reed method) and ring annuloplasty using a Carpentier-Edwards ring (C-E ring) in 1 patient. Repair for papillary muscle elongation consisted of papillary muscle shortening and ring annuloplasty using a C-E ring. Repair for partial PMR consisted of papillary muscle implantation and ring annuloplasty for anterior leaflet prolapse in 1 patient, and quadrangular resection, posterior leaflet plasty (McGoon method) and ring annuloplasty in 1 patient. There was no hospital death. Postoperative outcome was 6 patients with no MR and 2 patients with grade II MR, but they were well-controlled with medication. Based on the morphological changes of the mitral valve, it is considered that MVP for IMR is an effective and recommended procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kabuto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome