title: Transventricular mitral valve repair in patients with acute forms of ischemic mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Transventricular mitral valve surgery combined with left ventricular restoration avoids atriotomy and provides a larger operative field. We describe a series of 5 patients in whom we performed transventricular mitral valve repair by various techniques, such as band annuloplasty, papillary muscle reattachment, chordal cutting, and edge-to-edge repair. The more acute forms of ischemic mitral regurgitation, as found in our patients, can coexist with post-myocardial infarction contained rupture or post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture. Because these patients already have an indication for ventriculotomy, concomitant transventricular repair of the mitral valve can render a separate atriotomy unnecessary and thereby shorten the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass. Moreover, in patients with acute presentations, the absence of atrial dilation (this last associated with chronic cases) might make transventricular repair a better choice than the more difficult atrial approach.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Kerim
authors: K
authors: Cagli
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Hikmet Selcuk
authors: HS
authors: Gedik
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Kemal
authors: K
authors: Korkmaz
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Baran
authors: B
authors: Budak
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Umit
authors: U
authors: Yener
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Cagli and Lafci), Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Dr. Cagli), Hitit University, 19000 Corum; and Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Budak, Gedik, Korkmaz, and Yener), Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, 06100 Ankara; Turkey.
authors: Gokhan
authors: G
authors: Lafci
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute disease; annuloplasty; chordae tendineae/surgery; echocardiography, transesophageal; mitral valve annuloplasty; mitral valve insufficiency/surgery; myocardial infarction/complications; myocardial ischemia/surgery; papillary muscles/surgery; transventricular repair; ventricular dysfunction, left/surgery