title: Mitral valve prolapse with rigid annular calcification: a new technique for mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Severe calcification of the mitral annulus presents a technical challenge in valve replacement, and in the case reported here, we replaced the valve with a new technique. Employing a rim of tissue created from the supra-annular left atrium imbricated to the edge of the posterior mitral leaflet, we created a substitute "annulus" for prosthetic valve fixation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wallsh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franzone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi