title: Transaortic approach for the Alfieri stitch.
abstract: The management of associated mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is controversial. A simple, reliable, and fast repair is advantageous, especially in critically ill patients. We describe a simple method of transaortic edge-to-edge repair in patients with associated mitral regurgitation undergoing aortic valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. goran.kallner@thsurg.hs.sll.se
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Källner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Linden
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hadjinikolaou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindblom
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques