Mitral valve operations at a high-volume pediatric heart center: Evolving techniques and improved survival with mitral valve repair versus replacement

Mitral valve disease is quite variable and can occur as an isolated defect or in association with other complex left sided lesions. These lesions are often best described with detailed pre-operative imaging studies to define the valve anatomy and to access associated left heart disease. Depending on...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of pediatric cardiology 2012-01, Vol.5 (1), p.13-20
Hauptverfasser: Baird, Christopher W, Myers, Patrick O, Marx, Gerald, Del Nido, Pedro J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Mitral valve disease is quite variable and can occur as an isolated defect or in association with other complex left sided lesions. These lesions are often best described with detailed pre-operative imaging studies to define the valve anatomy and to access associated left heart disease. Depending on the type of mitral valve disease, various surgical repair techniques have led to improved survival in the recent era. We describe lesion specific approach to mitral valve repair and results.
ISSN:0974-2069
0974-5149
DOI:10.4103/0974-2069.93704