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Mitral valve repair through combined left atrial and ventricular approach for congenital mitral stenosis
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|February 27, 1998
Abstract:
A 3-year-old boy underwent mitral valve repair for congenital mitral stenosis through combined superior-septal atriotomy and apical left ventriculotomy. The operation was performed safely with excellent exposure of the subvalvular apparatus by the ventricular approach, while sufficient visualization of the valvular lesion was obtained by the atrial approach. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated normal left-ventricular motion and no residual mitral stenosis.