Key result
The 'Loop method' provides a reproducible surgical technique for artificial chord reconstruction and length measurement using the annuloplasty ring as a reference level during mitral valve repair.
Why the study?
Intra-operative mitral valve repair failure is common in complex myxomatous disease, requiring aortic re-clamping and a fast, easy surgical technique to correct residual imperfections.
The "Loop method" offers a reproducible surgical technique for artificial chord reconstruction to correct residual imperfections during complex mitral valve repairs.
May aid intraoperative correction of residual mitral regurgitation; leaves open comparative efficacy and durability.
Intra-operative mitral valve repair failure is a common condition in patients with complex myxomatous disease requiring aortic re-clamping and application of a fast and easy surgical technique to correct the residual imperfection. Herein we describe a reproducible method of artificial chord reconstruction which preserves the previous accomplished acts and allows for accurate chordal length measurement basing on the annuloplasty as the reference level.
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Loardi et al. (2021) conducted a letter in Mitral regurgitation. Loop method for artificial chord reconstruction was evaluated. The 'Loop method' provides a reproducible surgical technique for artificial chord reconstruction and length measurement using the annuloplasty ring as a reference level during mitral valve repair.