Mitral valve repair. Quadrangular resection of the posterior leaflet in patients with myxomatous degeneration

Mitral valve repair. Quadrangular resection of the posterior leaflet in patients with myxomatous degeneration

OBJECTIVE - To analyze the immediate and late results of mitral valve repair with quadrangular resection of the posterior leaflet without the use of a prosthetic ring annuloplasty. METHODS - Using this technique, 118 patients with mitral valve prolapse who underwent mitral repair from January '...

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Main Authors: Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Eduardo Giusti Rossi, Luís Francisco Cardoso, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Max Grinberg, Noedir Antonio Groppo Stolf, Luiz Boro Puig, Geraldo Verginelli, Adib Domingos Jatene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
mitral valve repair
valvular surgery
mitral annuloplasty
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