Repair of mitral paravalvular leak with double left atrial wall folding

Lafci G., Gedik H. S., Korkmaz K., Yalcinkaya A., Yasar E., Cagli K.

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, cilt.61, sa.8, ss.483-484, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11748-013-0228-2
  • Dergi Adı: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.483-484
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Paravalvular leak, Atrial folding, Repair
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Mitral paravalvular leaks can be repaired by alternative repair techniques instead of direct suture repair of the leak site. We report our technique of double left atrial wall folding for repair of posterior mitral paravalvular leaks. © 2013 The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.