Repairing the degenerative anterior mitral leaflet.

Alvarez, J M; Teoh, N; Deal, C W · Ann Thorac Surg · 1992

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

This is a consecutive, nonselected series of 18 patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation requiring a reparative operation on the anterior mitral leaflet. A new technique of double-breasting the two leaflets when flail septal segments are encountered is introduced.

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