title: Double-breasted repair of the posterior mitral valve leaflet.
abstract: The double-breasted repair of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve is an alternative technique for correction of mitral regurgitation in selected patients. This new technique has the advantage of avoiding distortion of the posterior annulus and simplifies the repair, especially in complex posterior leaflet prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. jai.raman@armc.org.au
authors.forename: Jai S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Pallav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Setty
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tambara
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery