Mitral valve repair using autologous leaflet tissue as neochordae

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):e217-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.047. Epub 2014 Sep 6.

Authors

Peter Benedikt¹, Christian Punzengruber², Laszlo Milassin³, Choi Keung Ng⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardio, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, General Hospital Wels, Wels, Austria. Electronic address: peter.benedikt@klinikum-wegr.at.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, General Hospital Wels, Wels, Austria.
³ Department of Cardio, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, General Hospital Wels, Wels, Austria.
⁴ Private Practice, Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 25256080
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.047

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Chordae Tendineae / diagnostic imaging
Chordae Tendineae / injuries
Chordae Tendineae / physiopathology
Chordae Tendineae / surgery*
Heart Rupture / diagnosis
Heart Rupture / physiopathology
Heart Rupture / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / injuries
Mitral Valve / physiopathology
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Prolapse / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Prolapse / surgery*
Plastic Surgery Procedures*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography