title: Modified technique for mitral repair without ring annuloplasty.
abstract: Mitral valve repair is the procedure of choice to correct mitral regurgitation. Most operative techniques use an annuloplasty ring to provide stability and durability to the correction. We present a modification of existing repair techniques, without the use of an annuloplasty ring, in which plication sutures allow both annular remodeling and stability. Clinical and echocardiographic follow-up in our series of 60 patients with a mean follow-up of 29 months is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Clifford W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Francis C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques