title: Devised loop-in-loop technique in mitral valve repair.
abstract: The loop technique is useful for multiple chordal reconstructions in mitral valve repair. Although it is easy to anchor the loop to the tip of the prolapsed leaflet, take-down of the anchored loop is not easy. The devised loop-in-loop technique makes intraoperative adjustment of the neochordae quick and easy. This article describes a straightforward and reproducible method for secure anchoring and, if necessary, take-down of neochordae using the loop-in-loop technique for mitral valve repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan tokunaga@kanagawa-junko.jp.
authors.forename: Shigehiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shota
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques
keywords: Chordae tendineae; Mitral valve; Mitral valve prolapse; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Suture techniques