Edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for anterior leaflet prolapse associated with extensive calcification of the mitral annulus: Report of a case |
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| Authors: | Tomonobu Abe Toshiaki Ito Masatoshi Sunada Tomo Yoshizumi Akemi Kawamura Koji Yamana |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Social Insurance Chukyo Hospital, 1-1-10 Sanjyo, Minami-ku, Nagoya, 457-8510, Japan
2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya 1st Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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| Abstract: | Extensive mitral annular calcification remains a technical challenge in mitral valve surgery. Decalcification and reconstruction of the mitral annulus is an established technique, but it is time consuming and technically demanding. This report presents the case of an 88-year-old diabetic female patient in whom edge-toedge repair was completed quickly, with good early results thus being obtained. |
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