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Ann Thorac Surg
; 96(6): e145-6, 2013 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24296225
RESUMO
Mitral valve regurgitation which occurs immediately after repair can be due to anatomic (failure of repair) or functional (systolic anterior motion) reasons. We report a case where a patient with bileaflet prolapse showed, after surgical correction of the disease, moderate to severe regurgitation after cardiopulmonary bypass was stopped. The regurgitation was due to second-order tethering and was successfully treated with second-order chordal cutting.