Aortic Valve Leaflet Perforation After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair

We report on 3 consecutive patients who suffered significant aortic leaflet injury during minimally invasive mitral valve reconstruction procedures and who subsequently underwent reoperation in our institution. In all cases, aortic valves were preserved, and the perforated leaflets were repaired usi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2016-03, Vol.101 (3), p.1180-1182
Hauptverfasser:	Lakew, Fitsum, MD, Urbanski, Paul P., MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Valve - injuries Aortic Valve - surgery Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Aortic Valve Insufficiency - etiology Aortic Valve Insufficiency - surgery Balloon Valvuloplasty - adverse effects Balloon Valvuloplasty - methods Cardiothoracic Surgery Echocardiography, Doppler - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Pericardium - surgery Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods Reoperation - methods Retrospective Studies Sampling Studies Surgery Surgical Flaps - transplantation Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on 3 consecutive patients who suffered significant aortic leaflet injury during minimally invasive mitral valve reconstruction procedures and who subsequently underwent reoperation in our institution. In all cases, aortic valves were preserved, and the perforated leaflets were repaired using autologous pericardial patches.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.080