title: Application of papillary muscle sling concept in an infant as a biological bridge to transplantation.
abstract: We successfully applied the papillary muscle sling concept in mitral valve reconstruction of an infant with dilated cardiomyopathy. This new method of banding the two papillary muscles together can shorten the distance of the base between the two papillary muscles, reduce the severity of mitral regurgitation, and remodel the dilated left ventricle without any mitral stenosis. The infant survived after this bridge-to-transplantation procedure and was successfully transplanted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Nai-Hsin
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Shu-Chien
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: His-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yih-Sharng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shoei-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020105:Milrinone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D020105:Milrinone