A novel technique of supra-annular mitral valve replacement.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.017.
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Abstract
We describe a new technique of mitral valve replacement in an 11.5-month-old, 5.5 kg baby whose native mitral annulus was only 14 mm. We successfully implanted a 16-mm mechanical valve in the supra-annular position by sewing it into a short polytetrafluoroethylene graft that was then sutured to the native annulus.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Mitral Valve