Measured tube technique for ensuring the correct length of slippery artificial chordae in mitral valvuloplasty.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.111.
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Abstract
Mitral valvuloplasty using Gore-Tex (W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc, Flagstaff, AZ) as artificial chordae is often associated with difficulties in determining the length of the artificial chordae, as well as preventing knot slippage, especially for patients with broad anterior leaflet prolapse. We describe a simple technique that enables surgeons to easily determine the correct length of the artificial chordae and tie slippery knots without using a specific device.
Medical subject headings
- Artificial Organs
- Catheterization
- Chordae Tendineae
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Suture Techniques