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Leaflet folding plasty combined with annular plication for mitral valve repair
Masato Nakajima1, Kouji Tsuchiya, Hidenori Inoue
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Central Hospital, Kofu City, Yamanashi, Japan. m-nakajima2a@ych.pref.yamanashi.jp
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|March 3, 2004
Abstract:
We describe a new technique of mitral valve repair based on two reconstructive techniques: (1) the folding leaflet method, and (2) the classic annular plication. This combination appears to be useful in cases with a large prolapsing posterior mitral leaflet with excessive leaflet height or in cases with commissural prolapse involving both the anterior and posterior leaflets.