Why the study?
Does chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene suture improve outcomes in patients with mitral valve disease?
Does chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene suture improve outcomes in patients with mitral valve disease?
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene suture can be used safely and effectively for chordal replacement in mitral valve repair, with no early mortality or reoperations.
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Supports feasibility of ePTFE chordal replacement; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Chotivatanapong et al. (1998) studied this question.
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