Intermittent tethering of second-order chords after mitral valve repair for bileaflet prolapse.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.092.
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Abstract
Mitral valve regurgitation which occurs immediately after repair can be due to anatomic (failure of repair) or functional (systolic anterior motion) reasons. We report a case where a patient with bileaflet prolapse showed, after surgical correction of the disease, moderate to severe regurgitation after cardiopulmonary bypass was stopped. The regurgitation was due to second-order tethering and was successfully treated with second-order chordal cutting.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Chordae Tendineae
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Postoperative Complications