title: Mitral valve repair using an autologous pericardial strip in infants and young children.
abstract: We have modified the mitral repair technique in infants and small children by using autologous pericardial strips to treat mitral regurgitation resulting from a dilated mitral annulus. Our results demonstrate that this technique maintains stability and flexibility of the mitral annulus and decreases the risk of mitral stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Li-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Xian
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, TEDA, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.affiliation: TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, TEDA, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.|The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University & Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.|Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous