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Early failure after non‐resectional mitral valve repair with artificial chordae
Author(s) -
Moore Ryan A.,
Wierup Per,
Burns Daniel J. P,
Gillinov A. Marc
Publication year - 2020
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/jocs.14817
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral valve repair , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , mitral valve , mitral valve prolapse , chordae tendineae , surgery
Severe recurrent mitral regurgitation within 1 year of mitral valve repair is usually attributed to a technical issue with the original repair procedure. However, when artificial chordae are employed to correct mitral valve prolapse, ventricular remodeling (ie, decreased ventricular size) can lead to recurrent prolapse and valve dysfunction. To illustrate this phenomenon, we present two patients who experienced early failure after undergoing mitral valve repair with artificial chordae.