Transapical and transfemoral combined mitral valve repair with annular and leaflet therapies

Publication date: Available online 11 February 2020Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Andrea Colli, Ehud Raanani, Javier Cobiella, Kristof Wrobel, Luis Nombela, Luis Maroto, Alexander Lipey, David MeerkinAbstractTwo high-risk patients have been successfully treated with concomitant implantation of a transapical off-pump beating heart semi-rigid D-shape annuloplasty device combined in one case with transfemoral edge-to-edge device and in another with transapical chordal implantation. The significant anteroposterior diameter reduction offered by the annuloplasty implantation maximized the leaflet coaptation obtained by the prolapse correction performed with the leaflet devices.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research