Nasri Alotti Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve repair
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zala County Teaching Hospital & P
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zala County Teaching Hospital & Pécs University of Science, Hungary published an article on Early Results of a Novel Mitral Valve Repair Procedure: The Interpapillary Polytetrafluoroethylene Bridge Formation.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): 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 moreĀ»