title: Valvuloplasty for anterior mitral leaflet prolapse due to infective endocarditis: report of 2 cases.
abstract: We report 2 clinical cases of successful repair of an infected mitral valve with a broad-range prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) with large vegetation. The chordal transfer technique was used in both cases, and autologous pericardium was transplanted in one case. There was neither residual mitral regurgitation nor recurrence of mitral valve infection. Chordal transfer is a useful technique for AML lesions of infective endocarditis if the corresponding area of the posterior ML remains normal, and even in the case of a broadly destroyed lesion of the AML, it is valuable to try to apply this technique with an autologous pericardial patch.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita,bJapan. hatahiro@surg1.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Goro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Norihide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Monta
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome