[Mitral valve repair in a patient with a porcelain ascending aorta].
A 78-year-old patient with heavily calcified ascending aorta underwent mitral valve repair for mitral valve regurgitation. Chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) loop technique was done under endo aortic clamp with a balloon catheter. He was discharged from the hospital on the 24th postoperative day without any major complications. Endo aortic clamp is thought to be a useful technique for a case with heavily calcified aorta.
Hatada
K
K
Department of Cadiovascular Surgery, Nara Prefectural Mimuro Hospital, Nara, Japan.
Nishizaki
K
K
Seki
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T
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery