title: Using a double-plicated posterior leaflet as an anchor for mitral valve replacement: a case of mitral annular calcification.
abstract: We present a 62-year-old man with mitral regurgitation whose posterior annulus had severe calcification. Mitral valve replacement was performed by anchoring the cuff on a double-plicated posterior leaflet, and reinforcing with an equine pericardium. The patient is doing well 13 years after surgery with echocardiography showing no problems.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Tatsuru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niibori
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yozu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*
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