Intermediate and early rupture of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae after mitral valve repair.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21718872.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.042.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Neochordae construction using an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene suture is an accepted surgical technique to correct mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse. We report two cases of intermediate and early rupture of CV-5 expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae after mitral valve repair. As a result of these cases, we now use CV-3 expanded polytetrafluoroethylene for neochordae construction with no failures.
Medical subject headings
- Chordae Tendineae
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Sutures