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Does chordal replacement with ePTFE sutures during mitral valve replacement prevent mortality and valve-related morbidity in patients with severe mitral stenosis?
Does chordal replacement with ePTFE sutures during mitral valve replacement prevent mortality and valve-related morbidity in patients with severe mitral stenosis?
Replacement of chordae tendineae using ePTFE sutures during mitral valve replacement for severe mitral stenosis appears safe with no mortality or valve-related morbidity in this small cohort.
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Supports safety of ePTFE chordal replacement in MVR; hypothesis-generating and requires larger prospective studies before practice change.
Okita et al. (1993) studied this question.
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