title: Folding mitral valvuloplasty without posterior leaflet resection for calcified mitral annulus.
abstract: Mitral valve annular calcification has long been a challenge in repairing posterior mitral valve prolapse. Folding valvuloplasty of the posterior leaflet without resection provides a means of circumventing common procedural complications. This report demonstrates the success of folding valvuloplasty without resection in the treatment of mitral valve prolapse and severe annular calcification.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Spectrum Health, Butterworth Hospital, Meijer Heart Center, Grand Rapids, USA. cvsisfun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sotiris C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: Theodore J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Boeve
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Patzelt
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome