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Early Results of a Novel Mitral Valve Repair Procedure: The Interpapillary Polytetrafluoroethylene Bridge Formation

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Nasri Alotti, Károly Gombocz, Kiddy L Ume, Amer Sayour, Daniel Alejandro Lerman and Aref Rashed

Early Results of a Novel Mitral Valve Repair Procedure: The Interpapillary Polytetrafluoroethylene Bridge Formation

Objective: Background: Surgical repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) associated with chordal rupture in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy is challenging as it aims to correct several structural pathologies at once. There are ongoing studies evaluating multiple approaches, however long term results are still scarce.

Methods and Results: 19 patients with IMR underwent mitral valve repair with int... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000254

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