title: Adjustable mitral annuloplasty for the surgical treatment of ischaemic mitral insufficiency.
abstract: Presentation of the MiCardia enCorSQ annuloplasty device implantation technique for ischaemic mitral regurgitation including late-stage activation: exposure of mitral valve using video-assisted right lateral mini-thoracotomy, annuloplasty, tunnelling of permanently attached lead through the left atrial wall and subcutaneous implantation; and late activation: minor cut-down procedure for lead exposure, connection to proprietary energy source (MC-100 RF generator), echocardiography and fluoroscopy guidance, anterior-posterior diameter reduction of memory-shape alloy core annuloplasty device by raising the temperature a few degrees above body temperature.
authors.affiliation: Sana Herzchirurgie Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czesla
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Götte
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doll
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Ischaemic mitral regurgitation; Minimally invasive procedure; Mitral valve; Mitral valve repair