Long-term Assessment of Mitral Valve Reconstruction With Resection of the Leaflets: Triangular and Quadrangular Resection

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 475 - 479
• Main Authors: Sakamoto, Yoshimasa, Hashimoto, Kazuhiro, Okuyama, Hiroshi, Ishii, Shinichi, Hanai, Makoto, Inoue, Takahiro, Shinohara, Gen, Morita, Kiyozo, Kurosawa, Hiromi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Actuarial Analysis; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mitral Valve - surgery; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - mortality; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery; Mitral Valve Prolapse - diagnostic imaging; Mitral Valve Prolapse - mortality; Mitral Valve Prolapse - surgery; Reoperation; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the respiratory system; Survival Rate; Suture Techniques; Treatment Outcome; 35; Reconstruction; Mitral valve; Treatment; Respiratory disease; Surgery; Surgical resection; Thorax; Long term

The procedure of quadrangular resection and suture for prolapsed posterior leaflet of the mitral valve is a reliable and reproducible method that achieves excellent long-term results. However, triangular resection and suture of a prolapsed anterior leaflet is not widely supported and different techn...