title: Replacement of the common atrioventricular valve with floating annuloplasty in a patient with univentricular physiology.
abstract: Significant common atrioventricular valve insufficiency is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in patients with univentricular physiology. Shortly after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and concomitant valvuloplasty, valve replacement was carried out using a floating annuloplasty technique reinforced by a Dacron strip in a patient with common atrioventricular valve insufficiency. The technique applied is described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi-Igari
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horigome
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male