title: C-ring mitral annuloplasty: 27-year follow-up.
abstract: We report the long-term follow-up of a patient with rheumatic mitral valve disease who underwent annuloplasty with a specially developed C-ring (the Cooley C-ring) for mitral valve repair in 1977. The repaired valve remained competent and unobstructed for 27 years before requiring replacement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Tomer Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Karas
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Reul
authors.forename: Denton A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cooley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery