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- Title
THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH TORN CHORDAE TENDINEAE.
- Authors
Kay, Jerome Harold; Tsuji, Harold K.; Redington, John V.; Mendez, Adolfo M.
- Abstract
Thirty-two patients with mitral insufficiency associated with torn chordae tendineae were operated upon as long as 8 years ago. In 29 patients repair of the valve was possible, and in 3 patients the valve was replaced with a prosthetic valvo. There were three hospital deaths in the former group and one in the latter group. Three patients died 3 to 6 years after surgery of causes unrelated to repair. There was only one peripheral embolus in 26 patients surviving repair. Two patients had a poor or fair result, and the remaining 24 patients have had an excellent result.
- Subjects
MITRAL valve insufficiency; CHORDAE tendineae; HEART valve surgery; HEART valve diseases; PROSTHETIC heart valves
- Publication
Vascular Surgery, 1968, Vol 2, Issue 4, p189
- ISSN
0042-2835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857446800200402