title: Echocardiographic evaluation of mitral valve repair by modified "edge to edge" technique.
abstract: The "edge to edge" or "double-orifice" technique is an alternative surgical option of mitral valve repair to treat mitral regurgitation. Echocardiography is very useful to evaluate the postoperative valve function, but since this technique is not frequently used, there is little experience about its echocardiographic features, which are different from those of the classic mitral valve repair. In this report, we present a patient who underwent this repair with a modified approach called "triple-orifice technique" and was evaluated by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Researchers of the Secretary of Health, Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz 3305 14 A, Capital Federal (C1425DCB), Buenos Aires, Argentina. tcianciulli@fibertel.com.ar
authors.forename: Tomás Francisco
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Cianciulli
authors.forename: Jorge Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lax
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saccheri
authors.forename: Luis Alberto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Victorio Próspero
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Picone
authors.forename: Horacio Alberto
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Prezioso
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index