title: Measured tube technique for ensuring the correct length of slippery artificial chordae in mitral valvuloplasty.
abstract: Mitral valvuloplasty using Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc, Flagstaff, AZ) as artificial chordae is often associated with difficulties in determining the length of the artificial chordae, as well as preventing knot slippage, especially for patients with broad anterior leaflet prolapse. We describe a simple technique that enables surgeons to easily determine the correct length of the artificial chordae and tie slippery knots without using a specific device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. ymatsui@med.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugiki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakasa
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ooka
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D001187:Artificial Organs; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002815:Chordae Tendineae; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques