August 1, 1987The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Techniques of Modified Mitral Valve Replacement with Preservation of the Posterior Leaflet and Chordae Tendineae

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Population

117 patients with mitral valve disease, including 53 patients with mitral regurgitation and 64 patients with…

Design

Case_series

Authors

KAK AsanoChukyo Hospital AFA FuruseTokyo University of Foreign Studies

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Implication

Modified MVR with posterior leaflet preservation appears feasible; randomized trials needed to confirm benefits over standard techniques.

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Population

117 patients with mitral valve disease, including 53 patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) and 64 patients with mitral stenosis (MS) or combined mitral valve disease (MSR).

Intervention

Modified mitral valve replacement (MVR) with preservation of the posterior leaflet and chordae tendineae (mostly with mechanical valves).

Outcome

Hospital deaths and late deathshard clinical

Modified mitral valve replacement with preservation of the posterior leaflet and chordae tendineae is a feasible surgical technique for various types of mitral valve lesions.

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Asano et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a952c25aec9be1889e3c7fb https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1020231

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Mitral valve intervention

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Techniques of Modified Mitral Valve Replacement with Preservation of the Posterior Leaflet and Chordae Tendineae

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Techniques of Modified Mitral Valve Replacement with Preservation of the Posterior Leaflet and Chordae Tendineae

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