| A Case of Leaflet Folding Plasty
for Mitral Regurgitation due to Bilateral Commissural Prolapse |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Yamanashi Central Hospital, Kofu, Japan)
| Hiroshi Amano |
Koji Tsuchiya |
Masato Nakajima |
| Kensuke Kobayashi |
Koki Takizawa |
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We report a 77-year-old woman who
underwent mitral valve repair using leaflet folding plasty for
mitral regurgitation due to bilatelal commissural prolapse.
A Carpentier prosthetic ring was applied to remodel the annulus
and to reinforce repair. Postoperative echocardiography revealed
no regurgitation and good mitral valve opening. Leaflet folding
plasty is considered to be a simple and effective technique to
accomplish mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation due to
commissural prolapse.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 34: 209-211 (2005) |
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