The papillary muscle sling for ischemic mitral regurgitation Ulrik Hvass, MD, Thomas Joudinaud, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 139, Issue 2, Pages 418-423 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.007 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Survival in “poor responders.” The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 418-423DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.007) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Preoperative (A) and postoperative (B) mitral valve, visualizing the change in mitral tenting (vertical height between the 2 lines) and coaptation point. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 418-423DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.007) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Short-axis transgastric echocardiogram showing the position of the papillary muscles (arrows) before (A) and after (B) placement of the intraventricular sling encircling both papillary muscles. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 418-423DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.007) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions