Surgical management of mitral regurgitation associated with marfan’s syndrome Jean-François G Fuzellier, MD, Sylvain M Chauvaud, MD, Paul Fornes, MD, PhD, Alain J Berrebi, MD, Paul S Lajos, MD, Patrick Bruneval, MD, Alain F Carpentier, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 1, Pages 68-72 (July 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00314-2
Fig 1 Histologic sections of mitral valve showing alterations in elastic fibers of leaflet. Elastic fibers are disrupted, fragmented, and granular and form amorphous clumps (arrows). (Orcein elastic stain; A, ×40, and B, ×250 before 3% reduction.) (A = auricularis; F = fibrosa; S = spongiosa.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 68-72DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00314-2)
Fig 2 Actuarial survival. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 68-72DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00314-2)
Fig 3 Freedom from reoperation for mitral regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 68-72DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00314-2)