title: A simple technique for securing Gore-Tex neochordal height and knot slippage in mitral valve repair.
abstract: Polytetrafluoroethylene or Gore-Tex sutures are used for chordal replacement, and are durable but extremely slippery, a property which causes knot slippage and ineffective neochordal length. We report a modification that is simple and reproducible in preventing knot slippage and maintaining optimal neochordal length, without the use of devices or additional sutures.
authors.affiliation: Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: V Rao
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Parachuri
authors.forename: Srilakshmi M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Adhyapak
authors.forename: Chiran A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: Sreekar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasundaram
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahajan
mesh_terms: D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene