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Patch enlargement of the posterior mitral leaflet in ischemic regurgitation
Felipe Rendón1, José I Aramendi, David Rodrigo
1Division of Cardiac Surgery Hospital de Cruces Barakaldo, Spain.
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
|September 6, 2002
Abstract:
We discuss our early experience in 2 patients with a patch enlargement technique for treating chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation due to restricted motion of the posterior mitral leaflet. This technique corrects the restricted motion and offers better coaptation without compromising the mitral orifice.