Commissural closure for repair of mitral commissural prolapse.
With traditional mitral valve repair techniques, prolapse at a commissure presents a surgical challenge. When commissural prolapse is identified, simple closure of the commissure combined with annuloplasty enables rapid and reliable mitral valve repair.
Gillinov
A Marc
AM
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. gillinom@ccf.org
Shortt
Kevin G
KG
Cosgrove
Delos M
DM
D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques