TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitral regurgitation caused by an isolated mitral leaflet cleft
AU - Furukawa, Nobuyuki
AU - Aboud, Anas
AU - Hakim-Meibodi, Kavous
AU - Gummert, Jan
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - An isolated cleft of the mitral valve leaflet is rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adults. We report a successful minimally invasive mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation caused by an isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet. During the operation, we found a large cleft measuring 5 x 8 mm in the center of the anterior mitral leaflet. We closed the cleft directly and performed annuloplasty with a 30-mm Carpenter-Edwards Physio Ring (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA). The mitral valve is very well visualized with the video-assisted minimally invasive approach through the right chest.
AB - An isolated cleft of the mitral valve leaflet is rare cause of mitral regurgitation in adults. We report a successful minimally invasive mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation caused by an isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet. During the operation, we found a large cleft measuring 5 x 8 mm in the center of the anterior mitral leaflet. We closed the cleft directly and performed annuloplasty with a 30-mm Carpenter-Edwards Physio Ring (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA). The mitral valve is very well visualized with the video-assisted minimally invasive approach through the right chest.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79957781944&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.051
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.051
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21620001
AN - SCOPUS:79957781944
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 91
SP - 1984
EP - 1986
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -
