TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitral annulus reconstruction and giant left atrial reduction plasty
AU - Bourguignon, Thierry
AU - Pressacco, Josephine
AU - Belley-Côté, Emilie
AU - Laflamme, Maxime
AU - El-Hamamsy, Ismail
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - We describe a simple and reproducible technique permitting both effective left atrial reduction plasty and safe mitral annulus reconstruction, using a patch of left atrium tissue. In a 64-year-old patient undergoing redo mitral valve replacement for mechanical prosthesis disinsertion, a giant left atrium and extensive calcification of the mitral annulus were noted. This technique permitted a safe mechanical mitral prosthesis re-replacement and a significant reduction of left atrial volume by 70%.
AB - We describe a simple and reproducible technique permitting both effective left atrial reduction plasty and safe mitral annulus reconstruction, using a patch of left atrium tissue. In a 64-year-old patient undergoing redo mitral valve replacement for mechanical prosthesis disinsertion, a giant left atrium and extensive calcification of the mitral annulus were noted. This technique permitted a safe mechanical mitral prosthesis re-replacement and a significant reduction of left atrial volume by 70%.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874643086&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.052
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.052
M3 - Article
C2 - 23438549
AN - SCOPUS:84874643086
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 95
SP - 1101
EP - 1103
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -