A Surgical Technique to Preserve the Subvalvular Apparatus in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement for Severe Ischemic Regurgitation

ABSTRACT Severe functional mitral valve regurgitation should be treated in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization. When replacement is considered the best therapeutic option, preservation of the mitral subvalvular apparatus is crucial, especially in the emergency setting, because of its pr...

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Main Authors: Jacob Zeitani, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Antonio Pellegrino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382022005004206&tlng=en