Early and late results of partial plication annuloplasty for congenital mitral insufficiency Takaaki Sugita, MDa, Yuichi Ueda, MDb, Masahiko Matsumoto, MDa, Hitoshi Ogino, MDa, Jun-ichiro Nishizawa, MDa, Katsuhiko Matsuyama, MDa The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 122, Issue 2, Pages 229-233 (August 2001) DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.115157 Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 The partial plication annuloplasty comprises exclusion of the lateral or medial scallop of the posterior leaflet at the cor-responding commissure by using a few buttressed mattress sutures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 229-233DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.115157) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Mean postoperative degree of MR of the anterior leaflet, posterior leaflet, other, and chordae groups. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 229-233DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.115157) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Actuarial survival curve and freedom from reoperation curve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2001 122, 229-233DOI: (10.1067/mtc.2001.115157) Copyright © 2001 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions