Journal of cardiovascular medicine
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) · May 2007
Edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for isolated prolapse of the anterior leaflet caused by degenerative disease.
The use of new techniques to correct mitral regurgitation due to prolapse of the anterior leaflet has been shown to expand the original surgical armamentarium and to improve postoperative outcome. We retrospectively analysed our experience with isolated prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet repaired using the edge-to-edge technique. ⋯ Our study demonstrates that the 'edge-to-edge' technique is a reliable procedure to correct prolapsing leaflets. The addition of this technique to the surgical armamentarium has neutralized prolapse of the anterior leaflet as an incremental risk factor for reoperation.