title: Commissural closure for repair of mitral commissural prolapse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. gillinom@ccf.org
authors.forename: A Marc
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gillinov
authors.forename: Kevin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shortt
authors.forename: Delos M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cosgrove
mesh_terms: D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques