title: Subvalvular procedure for functional mitral regurgitation in a patient with dilated-phase hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Surgical correction of the subvalvular apparatus to reduce tethering, along with mitral annuloplasty, has recently been highlighted in the treatment of functional mitral regurgitation. However, because of anatomical differences in the subvalvular apparatus between cases of progressive cardiomyopathy, a uniform procedure to reduce tethering has not been established. We report a case-specific reconstructive method consisting of procedures mainly on papillary muscles for a rare case of dilated-phase hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with moderately severe mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sakuragaoka, Japan. tueno@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Ryuzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iguro
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*