Key result
Mitral valve repair using autologous pericardial strips maintains annulus stability and flexibility and decreases the risk of mitral stenosis in infants and young children.
Why the study?
Does mitral valve repair using autologous pericardial strips improve annular stability and decrease the risk of mitral stenosis in infants and small children with mitral regurgitation?
Does mitral valve repair using autologous pericardial strips improve annular stability and decrease the risk of mitral stenosis in infants and small children with mitral regurgitation?
Using autologous pericardial strips for mitral valve repair in infants and small children may maintain annular stability and flexibility while reducing the risk of mitral stenosis.
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May support use in select pediatric mitral repairs; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Liu et al. (2016) studied this question. Mitral valve repair using autologous pericardial strips maintains annulus stability and flexibility and decreases the risk of mitral stenosis in infants and young children.
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