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Mitral Valve Insufficiency: Suspension of the Posterior Leaflet to the Mitral Annuloplasty Ring
Jorge Sierra, MD, FETCS, Nadia H. Lahlaïdi, MD, Jan T. Christenson, MD, FETCS, Afksendiyos Kalangos, MD, FETCS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 2, Pages e6-e8 (February 2008) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Artist’s drawing showing repair after annuloplasty and posterior leaflet mobilization with an important lack of leaflet coaptation resulting in mitral regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e6-e8DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Artist’s drawings (upper) showing free-edge suspension of the posterior leaflet directly to the annuloplasty ring (arrows) and (lower) showing a lateral view of the new coaptation area after posterior leaflet suspension and anterior displacement of the posterior leaflet (bold, short arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e6-e8DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography 24 months after mitral valve repair where the additional suspension repair technique was applied showing the leaflet position of the mitral valve during ventricular (A) diastole and (B) systole, revealing no mitral valve regurgitation. (LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , e6-e8DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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