title: Use of pledgeted sutures in mitral annuloplasty.
abstract: Annuloplasty ring or band dehiscence is a possible complication of mitral valve repair surgery. It may be due to increased tension on the annuloplasty sutures, especially in ischemic mitral pathology in which a circumferential ring is used. Herein, we describe a technique for alternative suture placement in mitral annuloplasty using pledgeted sutures that may reduce the risk for ring or band dehiscence.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and †Department of Anesthesiology, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, NM USA; and ‡Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windsor
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures