Repair of congenital malformations of the mitral valve: early and midterm results Edvin Prifti, MD, PhD, Vittorio Vanini, MD, Massimo Bonacchi, MD, Giacomo Frati, MD, Massimo Bernabei, MD, Gabriele Giunti, MD, Adrian Crucean, MD, Stefano Vincenzo Luisi, MD, Bruno Murzi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 73, Issue 2, Pages 614-621 (February 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03419-1
Fig 1 Transseptal approach. Enhanced mitral valve apparatus exposure with the aortic insufficiencies of four everting pledget stitches placed at the annulus site. (AO = ascending aorta; IVC = inferior vena cava; RA = right atrium; SVC = superior vena cava; TV = tricuspid valve.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 614-621DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03419-1)
Fig 2 Actuarial survival and freedom from reoperation among children with congenital mitral valve malformation undergoing mitral valve repair. (AS = actuarial survival; AS-R = reoperation-free actuarial survival). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 614-621DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03419-1)