Papillary muscle elevation: an alternative subvalvular procedure for selective relocation of displaced posterior papillary muscle in posteroinferior infarction.
Several subvalvular procedures have been developed for relocating one or both displaced papillary muscles. We describe an original procedure--papillary muscle elevation--in which we relocated the posterior papillary muscle selectively, through a small inferior ventriculotomy, and reduced the coaptation depth from 5 mm to zero. Our procedure can be considered for cases of posteroinferior infarction, which is a frequent cause of ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Ueno
Tetsuya
T
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan. tueno@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Sakata
Ryuzo
R
Ueno
Masahiro
M
Ueno
Takayuki
T
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques