The “edge to edge” technique: the treatment of mitral regurgitation caused by Barlow's disease
- VernacularTitle:“缘对缘”术治疗Barlow病引发的二尖瓣关闭不全
- Author:
Chunlei XU
;
Xu MENG
;
Yongqiang LAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mitral valve insufficiency Cardiac surgery procedures Barlow's disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
0.05). Follow-up of 14 patients was from 1 to 60 months (the mean value is 26. 8 months). There was no late death and re-operation. The average mitral annulus area is (3.00?0.57) cm~2. The transmitral pressure gradient decreased from (8.13?4.49) mmHg to (6.25?3.82) mmHg after operation (P=0.050). There were eight cases with minimal reflux and 6 cases with slight reflux. In all patients, the heart function returned to NYHA I～II grade. Conclusion The “edge-to-edge” technique is a feasible and effective operation for treatment of the mitral regurgitation caused by Barlow's disease.
