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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Feb 2012
Case ReportsFolding mitral valvuloplasty without posterior leaflet resection for calcified mitral annulus.
- Craig R Smith, Sotiris C Stamou, Theodore J Boeve, and Lawrence H Patzelt.
- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Spectrum Health, Butterworth Hospital, Meijer Heart Center, Grand Rapids, USA. cvsisfun@hotmail.com
- Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Feb 1;14(2):143-5.
AbstractMitral valve annular calcification has long been a challenge in repairing posterior mitral valve prolapse. Folding valvuloplasty of the posterior leaflet without resection provides a means of circumventing common procedural complications. This report demonstrates the success of folding valvuloplasty without resection in the treatment of mitral valve prolapse and severe annular calcification.
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