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Fully Endoscopic Mitral Valve Repair with Percutaneous Cannulation of Groin Vessels
Published on: May 26, 2023
Partial translocation for repair of left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement
Hitoshi Yaku1, Yasuyuki Shimada, Yoshiaki Yamada
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. yakuh@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Abstract:
A new partial translocation technique to repair left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement and reimplant a mitral prosthesis is described. We repaired a tear from the interior by using mattress stitches buttressed with strips of Dacron felt, constructed a new annulus with a crescent-shaped piece of bovine pericardium on the left atrial wall above the repaired mitral annulus, and implanted a new prosthesis by using the newly constructed mitral annulus. We consider avoidance of mechanical stress by the prosthesis on the repaired site crucial to a successful outcome, and this new method is useful.
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