title: Mitral valve replacement with mechanical or bioprosthetic valve.
abstract: A presentation on the technique of mitral valve replacement is shown: exposure and excision of the diseased mitral valve is demonstrated along with the use of sub-annular and supra-annular interrupted suture techniques for securing biological and mechanical mitral prostheses. A brief overview of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Level 4, Queen Elizabeth Building, 10 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wheatley
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Will