World Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019;10(3):133-137

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2019.03.001

The first four cases of successful NeoChord procedure in Chinese mainland

Li-han Wang 1 ; Zhao-xia Pu 1 ; Min-jian Kong 1 ; Ju-bo Jiang 1 ; Kai-da Ren 1 ; Feng Gao 1 ; Xin-ping Lin 1 ; Lei Yu 1 ; Wei He 1 ; Min Yan 1 ; Xian-bao Liu 1 ; Jian-an Wang 1

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Keywords

Mitral regurgitation; Mitral valve repair; NeoChord system

Country

China

Language

English

Abstract

BACKGROUND:Transapical off-pump NeoChord procedure is a novel minimally invasive surgical repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). Here, we report the first four cases of NeoChord procedure in patients with mitral valve prolapse in Chinese mainland.

METHODS:Four patients, aged 86, 84, 80 and 60 years, with severe MR due to posterior middle scallop prolapse (P2), underwent transapical off-pump artificial chordae implantation on April 9 and 10, 2019. The procedure was performed by left mini-thoracotomy under general anaesthesia and guided by 2D and 3D dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

RESULTS:Mitral valve repair via NeoChord procedure was successfully performed with implantation of 3 artificial chordae in the first patient and 3, 2, and 3 artificial chordae in the following patients, respectively. Intraoperative TEE and pre-discharge transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed only mild to moderate MR of these four patients and no postoperative complications were noted. There were no changes of TTE finding between one-month follow-up and pre-discharge.

CONCLUSION:The successful NeoChord procedures in four Chinese indicate that the valve repair using the NeoChord system for Chinese population is feasible.