title: Repair of mitral valve billowing and prolapse (Barlow): the surgical technique.
abstract: Mitral valve repair in patients with mitral valve billowing and prolapse (Barlow) can be a demanding surgical procedure. A mitral valve repair method, which incorporates the complete resection of the middle scallop of the posterior leaflet, a sliding and folding plasty with the remaining lateral scallops combined with a triangular resection of the anterior leaflet and a ring-annuloplasty was developed, which maximizes predictable anatomic and physiologic efficacy of this repair and minimizes unpredictable results. A total of 37 consecutive patients underwent mitral repair with this method from 1996 to 1998, with consistently excellent results. Short-term follow-up information collected after 22.7 +/- 8.6 months showed one late death and 93.0% of all surviving patients in New York Heart Association functional class I or II. There were no late reoperations and no thromboembolic, bleeding, or other complications. No patient had recurrent mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Herz-Gefaess-Klinik GmbH Bad Neustadt, Germany. rfasol@IMC-hospital.com
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fasol
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahdjoobian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*