The Mitral Valve 16 Months After Operative Insertion of the Alfieri Stitch

We describe considerable fibrous thickening of the mitral leaflets 16 months after insertion of an Alfieri stitch in a previously anatomically normal but functionally regurgitant mitral valve. Whether this type of mitral thickening will occur after percutaneous insertion of the mitral clip for pure...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 123; no. 4; pp. 695 - 696
Main Authors Fathima, Samreen, Hall, Shelley A., Grayburn, Paul A., Roberts, William C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 15.02.2019
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Catheters
Electrocardiography
Heart
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Heart valves
Humans
Insertion
Male
Mitral valve
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Stenosis - etiology
Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Regurgitation
Suture Techniques - adverse effects
Thickening
Transplants & implants
Young Adult
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Summary:We describe considerable fibrous thickening of the mitral leaflets 16 months after insertion of an Alfieri stitch in a previously anatomically normal but functionally regurgitant mitral valve. Whether this type of mitral thickening will occur after percutaneous insertion of the mitral clip for pure mitral regurgitation remains to be determined.
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ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.11.005