Intracardiac Calipers for Artificial Chordae Replacement in Mitral Valve Repair

Length adjustment of artificial chordae is crucial in the outcome of anterior mitral valve repair. Herein, a simple and reproducible method of artificial chordal replacement using polytetrafluoroethylene suture is described. With this technique, the length of the neo-chordae is easily decided and th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009, Vol.87 (1), p.326-328
Hauptverfasser:	Doi, Atsuo, MD, Iida, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Sunazawa, Toru, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biocompatible Materials Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Chordae Tendineae - surgery Echocardiography, Transesophageal Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases Equipment Design Equipment Safety Heart Humans Medical sciences Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Mitral Valve Prolapse - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Prolapse - surgery Pneumology Polytetrafluoroethylene Sensitivity and Specificity Surgery Suture Techniques - instrumentation Sutures Tensile Strength Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Length adjustment of artificial chordae is crucial in the outcome of anterior mitral valve repair. Herein, a simple and reproducible method of artificial chordal replacement using polytetrafluoroethylene suture is described. With this technique, the length of the neo-chordae is easily decided and the knot can be tied surely without change in the length using only one instrument.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.05.033