Folding valvuloplasty without leaflet resection: simplified method for mitral valve repair.
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Abstract
Standard repair techniques can prove challenging in patients with severe myxomatous mitral valve disease when there is a broad-based mid-portion of the posterior leaflet and small medial and lateral scallops. We describe a new surgical technique in which the mitral valve repair was accomplished by simple folding the prolapsed segment of the posterior leaflet and by insertion of the flexible annuloplasty ring.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Prolapse