Creation of a Neo-Mitral Valve With Right Atrial Appendage Tissue in an Infant

Vinod A Sebastian; Jacob R Miller; Pirooz Eghtesady

doi:10.1177/21501351221145180

Creation of a Neo-Mitral Valve With Right Atrial Appendage Tissue in an Infant

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 May;14(3):382-384. doi: 10.1177/21501351221145180. Epub 2023 Feb 7.

Authors

Vinod A Sebastian¹, Jacob R Miller¹, Pirooz Eghtesady¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.

PMID: 36749956
DOI: 10.1177/21501351221145180

Abstract

Mitral valve replacement in neonates and infants is a challenging operation with few good options. Neo-mitral valve reconstruction with right atrial appendage (RAA) may overcome some of the limitations of existing options.

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis*