A mitral valve repair update: simple, intuitive and physiological techniques, using running sutures (part I)

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Feb 3;63(2):ezad032. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad032.

Abstract

Today's mitral valve techniques are pluralistic, and the result of variable contributions over decades. However, they are often associated with subjectivity, and inter-surgeon variability, as well as differing outcomes. Here, we propose a set of conceptual techniques, which aim to simplify and standardize mitral valve repair, of which some we have already verified in practice.

Keywords: Mitral valve regurgitation; Mitral valve repair; Surgical techniques.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty* / methods
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Suture Techniques
  • Sutures
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene