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Artificial Chordae Tendinae: Long‐Term Changes
Author(s) -
Privitera Salvatore,
Butany Jagdish,
Silversides Candice,
Leask Richard L.,
David Tirone E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200380.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chorda , mitral valve , fibrosis , chordae tendineae , thickening , pathological , cardiology , anatomy , taste , chemistry , polymer science , food science
Background and Aim: We present the clinical and pathological findings of a patient who underwent mitral valve repair, with synthetic chordae, for rheumatic disease 13 years earlier. Methods: Echocardiographic, pathologic, and histologic examination of a previously repaired mitral valve using artificial chordae tendinae. Results and Conclusions: Extensive fibrosis and thickening, consisting of fibroblasts and mature collagen, in time surrounds the artificial chorda rendering it indistinguishable from its native counterparts on gross examination and even during echocardiography.