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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1072-1073
© 2007 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

A novel technique of utilizing artificial chordae for repair of mitral valve prolapse

Marcio Scorsin, MD, PhDa,*, Nawwar Al-Attar, FRCS, PhDb, Arrigo Lessana, MDc,1

a Unita Operativa di Cardiochirurgia, Villa Maria Pia Hospital, Turin, Italy
b Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
c Centre Cardiologique du Nord, St Denis, France.

Received for publication May 6, 2007; accepted for publication June 1, 2007.

* Address for reprints: Marcio Scorsin, MD, PhD, Villa Maria Pia Hospital, Strada Mongreno, 180, 10132 Turin Italy. (Email: mscorsin@hotmail.com).

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Drs Scorsin, Lessana, and Al-Attar (left to right)


Mitral valve repair provides excellent long-term results and superior survival compared with those of valve replacement in the management of mitral regurgitation and should be considered whenever possible.1Go Despite the existence of a variety of standardized techniques of surgical repair, it is performed in only one half of the cases.2Go Technically, repair of posterior leaflet prolapse (PLP) is less complex, with excellent long-term results, compared with those of anterior leaflet prolapse (ALP) or bileaflet prolapse. In either case, the feasibility and durability of mitral valve repair remain highly dependent on surgical experience.3Go

We propose a new approach to extend repair techniques to extensive and . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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