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SIMPLE, SAFE AND EASY TECHNIQUE TO ENSURE THE CORRECT LENGTH OF ARTIFICIAL CHORDAE IN MITRAL VALVE REPAIR.

Sbraga FRoberta SampognaroGiovanni RuvoloKhalil FattouchGiuseppe Bianco

subject

Heart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMitral valve repairmedicine.medical_specialtyVALVE REPAIR.business.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentHeart Valve DiseasesStandard techniquemedicine.anatomical_structureMitral valvemedicineChordae TendineaeHumansMitral ValveSurgeryIn patientArtificial OrgansRadiologyChordae tendineaeCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessMitral valve surgery

description

Replacement of diseased chordae with Gore-Tex sutures (W. L. Gore & Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ) in patients with degenerative mitral valve insufficiency has become a standard technique used by surgeons in mitral valve repair with good long-term results. Nevertheless, determining the correct length of the artificial chordae has remained problematic. Although various procedures have been previously published, in this article we describe our approach used to achieve an accurate chordal height adjustment.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-05-01
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.012http://hdl.handle.net/10447/7679