title: Mitral annuloplasty with autologous pericardium and saphenous vein.
abstract: Two techniques for constructing annuloplasty rings at the time of surgery are described, using great saphenous vein and autologous pericardium. These rings are easy to make and offer a no-cost alternative to commercially available rings. The long-term performance of such rings has not been determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Harts Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK. ppkumar@rcsed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Pratap K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Paruchuru
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adluri
authors.forename: Aiman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alzetani
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D019738:Surgically-Created Structures; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous