Partial resection of mitral leaflets during mitral valve replacement.
Usually, after mitral leaflet tissue is resected, artificial chordae are used to obtain papillary muscle-to-mitral annulus continuity so as to preserve left ventricular performance. A modified technique that does not require resection of the posterior mitral leaflet and permits implantation of an adequate size of prosthesis is described.
Kuralay
Erkan
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Ufuk University Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey. erkanece2000@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left