title: [Reparation of anterior mitral valve prolapse with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of mitral annuloplasty of anterior mitral valve prolapse with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring.
  
  
  METHODS
  From March 2009 to December 2011, 32 patients having anterior mitral valve prolapse received mitral annuloplasty with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring in our department, among which 27 simple anterior mitral valve plasty and 5 combine anterior-posterior mitral valve plasty were completed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients survived. Postoperative echocardiography showed no or trivial mitral regurgitation in 28 patients and mild mitral regurgitation in the other 4 patients. The diameter of the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) obviously decreased after the operation. During the follow up of 3 months to 3 years, the cardiac function of the patients improved at different degrees.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reparation of anterior mitral valve prolapse with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring is simple, reliable and effective, and its early to midterm result after the operation proves good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Jinfu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Xinmin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult