Initial Clinical Experience with Mitral Valve Translocation for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation.

CONCLUSIONS: Mitral valve translocation creates a large surface of coaptation and effectively corrects FMR. Further study is needed to demonstrate the long-term durability and clinical utility of this operation.
PMID: 33440174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 10, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Gammie JS, Quinn RW, Strauss ER, Wang L, D'Ambra MN, Hung J, Bernstein DA, Tran D, Rice MK, Holmes SD, Pasrija C Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research