The mitral chordometer: a novel device for mitral valve repair.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.085.
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Abstract
We introduce a novel device to accurately gauge the length of the artificial chordae and, at the same time, allow a secure platform against which artificial chordae can be tied securely. The distal end of the device contains a concave apparatus that seats on the papillary muscle. A movable lateral member is adjusted to sit below the free edge of the adjacent normal leaflet to provide a template for tying the artificial chordae to the prolapsing posterior leaflet to the correct height.
Medical subject headings
- Chordae Tendineae
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
- Papillary Muscles