Modified De Vega Mitral Valve Annuloplasty in an Infant With Endocarditis Michael L. Ciccolo, MD, Juan C. Collazos, MD, Ruben J. Acherman, MD, Alvaro Galindo, MD, Carlos F. Luna, MD, Humberto Restrepo, MD, MPH, William N. Evans, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 86, Issue 1, Pages 291-293 (July 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.067 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Diagram (A) before the modified De Vega adjustable annuloplasty (AA) and (B) after the procedure. (ALPM = anterolateral papillary muscle; AML = anterior mitral valve leaflet; AMPL = anterior mitral leaflet; P = perforations; PML = posterior mitral leaflet; PMPM = posteromedial papillary muscle; R = portion of posterior leaflet resected; T = tear; V = vegetation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 86, 291-293DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.067) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions