title: Anterior mitral leaflet augmentation with autologous pericardium.
abstract: The results of mitral repair for rheumatic valve insufficiency are still suboptimal. Anterior leaflet augmentation with autologous pericardium is a useful adjunct to compensate leaflet and chordae retraction. The technique and its indication are described in this article.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France. stephaneaubert@yahoo.fr
authors: Stéphane
authors: S
authors: Aubert
authors: Erwan
authors: E
authors: Flecher
authors: Sylvain
authors: S
authors: Rubin
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Acar
authors: Iradj
authors: I
authors: Gandjbakhch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome