| Mitral Insufficiency due to an Isolated Anterior-Leaflet Cleft: Correction with an Autologous Pericardial Patch Supported by Artificial Chordae. | |
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PMID: 21720461 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Congenital clefts of the mitral valve without an associated atrioventricular canal defect are rare, and they may cause mitral insufficiency that requires surgical correction. Repair is typically by direct suture; however, if the cleft is especially wide, the use of this technique may distort the valve leaflet and cause poor coaptation with valvular insufficiency.Herein, we present the case of a 39-year-old woman who had severe mitral valve insufficiency secondary to a wide isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet. The valve was reconstructed with an autologous pericardial patch supported by polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae and an implanted annuloplasty ring. Echocardiographic examination 1 year postoperatively showed excellent competence of the mitral valve and good coaptation of the leaflets. To our knowledge, this is the 1st report that describes the use of artificial neochordae to support an autologous pericardial patch in the repair of a cleft in the anterior mitral valve leaflet. |
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Lavinia E Zamfir; Marco Diena; Gheorghe Cerin; Mehrzad Hakimpour; Diana C Benea; Ugo F Tesler |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Volume: 38 ISSN: 1526-6702 ISO Abbreviation: Tex Heart Inst J Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-07-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214622 Medline TA: Tex Heart Inst J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 243-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Benea, Cerin, and Zamfir) and Cardiac Surgery (Drs. Diena, Hakimpour, and Tesler), Policlinico di Monza, Clinica San Gaudenzio, 28100 Novara, Italy. |
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