Letter to the EditorNon-resectional leaflet remodeling mitral valve repair preserves leaflet mobility: A quantitative echocardiographic analysis of mitral valve configuration☆
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Novel nonresectional posterior leaflet remodeling approach for minimally invasive mitral repair
2017, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryCitation Excerpt :The repair is completed by closed ring annuloplasty. As it is illustrated in Video 1, this type of repair is associated with preserved mobility of the posterior leaflet and absence of restrictive pattern; such a feature is in common with another previously reported technique for nonresectional leaflet remodeling.6 The preservation of the entirety of the posterior leaflet tissue and chordae is likely to determine improved coaptation length with respect to resection-based techniques for the management of the same lesion, with potentially reduced propensity to fibrosis of the repaired posterior leaflet in the long term.
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Presented at the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association 60th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, October 30–November 2, 2013.