The “Annular Sandwich”: A Simple Method of Reinforcing a Friable Mitral Valve Annulus

In 6 patients undergoing prosthetic mitral valve replacement a ring of Teflon felt, instead of conventional Teflon pledgets, was used because of concern about seating a new prosthesis in a disrupted friable mitral valve annulus. The technique avoided the potential risk of pledget loss in the event o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998-06, Vol.65 (6), p.1805-1806
Hauptverfasser:	Craig, Stewart R, Walker, William S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Echocardiography, Transesophageal Heart Valve Prosthesis Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods Humans Medical sciences Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve - surgery Polytetrafluoroethylene Prosthesis Design Surface Properties Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Suture Techniques
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