The triple-orifice repair: a new technique for the treatment of mitral regurgitation in severe Barlow's disease.
We report a case of severe Barlow's disease with a very complex pathology, in which we applied the "edge-to-edge" technique, creating a triple-orifice mitral valve. Different techniques should be used to correct a similar valve defect; the combination of different surgical procedures and the valve pathology may influence the post-repair recurrence of regurgitation. We believe that it is better to perform a simple and reproducible repair than to carry on with combined complex procedures that could increase the risk of a suboptimal outcome.
Fucci
Carlo
C
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Civic Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
Lorusso
Roberto
R
Totaro
Pasquale
P
Ceconi
Claudio
C
Nardi
Matilde
M
Coletti
Giuseppe
G
Rambaldini
Manfredo
M
Minzioni
Gaetano
G
D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*