Midterm results of mitral valve repair with homemade annuloplasty rings1 Wiwat Warinsirikul, MD, Pirapat Mokarapong, MD, Surapot Sangchote, MD, Sant Chaiyodsilp, MD, Supreecha Tanamai, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 63-66 (July 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4
Fig 1 The construction of the annuloplasty ring. (A) A segment of approximately 11-cm long wire was placed inside the lumen of the 10-cm long polytetrafluoroethylene tube. The ring was constructed on a cylinder 3 cm in diameter. Both ends of the wire were then twisted together. (B) Both ends of the polytetrafluoroethylene tube were sewn together with silk. (C) The constructing process was completed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 2 The annuloplasty ring after implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 3 Survival after annuloplasty in rheumatic and degenerative disease. (DD = degenerative disease; N = number at risk; RHD = rheumatic heart disease; Total = all patients.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 4 Event-free survival in rheumatic and degenerative disease. (DD = degenerative disease; N = number at risk; RHD = rheumatic heart disease; Total = all patients.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 5 Thromboembolism-free survival in rheumatic and degenerative disease. (DD = degenerative disease; N = number at risk; RHD = rheumatic heart disease; Total = all patients.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 6 Reoperation-free survival in rheumatic and degenerative disease. (DD = degenerative disease; N = number at risk; RHD = rheumatic heart disease; Total = all patients.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)
Fig 7 Echocardiography showed marked decrease of mitral regurgitation after repair. ∗p < 0.01 versus preoperative measurement. (N = number of patients; Preop = before operation; 1 week, 1 year, 5 years = time after operation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 68, 63-66DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00477-4)