EJCTS Click here for details of sales representative
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
 QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     


This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Salati, M.
Right arrow Articles by Santoli, C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Salati, M.
Right arrow Articles by Santoli, C.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 11, 268-273, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery


ARTICLES

Chordal transposition for anterior mitral prolapse: early and long-term results

M Salati, S Moriggia, R Scrofani and C Santoli
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, L Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.

OBJECTIVE: Chordal transposition was advocated for correction of anterior mitral prolapse. We have evaluated the early and late results of this technique in different anatomical presentations. METHODS: From 1986 to 1995, 185 mitral valve repairs were carried out for pure mitral regurgitation due to a degenerative disease. Eighty-nine patients had either an anterior prolapse (39) or prolapse of both leaflets (50) at initial presentation and underwent chordal transposition from the mural leaflet to the anterior leaflet. The corrective procedure was completed by polytetrafluoroethylene or pericardial posterior annuloplasty. Twenty patients presented a complex pathology and 26 had chordal elongation of mural leaflet. Annular calcifications were found in 9 patients. Seven patients required shortening of transposed chordae and two patients the additional shortening of an anterior chorda. RESULTS: Operative mortality was 3.3% and follow-up was 95% complete (average 41 months). There were five postreconstruction valve replacements (two earlier and three later) for a probability of freedom from late reoperation or 3+ mitral regurgitation of 88.6 +/- 4.8% at 5 years. Of the patients 79% presented no or trivial residual MR, 17% moderate MR and 4% severe MR. The presence of a complex pathology or posterior chordal elongation did not influence the entity of postoperative residual regurgitation. On the contrary, the patients with annular calcifications had a residual regurgitation/left atrium area ratio greater than patients without annular calcification (15.8 +/- 11.5% vs. 6.1 + 9.9%; P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Chordal transposition is an effective and easily carried out technique for the correction of anterior mitral prolapse. The presence of a complex pathology or posterior chordal elongation do not rule out the procedure. The absence of annular calcification is important in order to obtain a satisfactory correction.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
E. Rodriguez, L. W. Nifong, M. W.A. Chu, W. Wood, P. W. Vos, and W. R. Chitwood
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Anterior Leaflet and Bileaflet Prolapse
Ann. Thorac. Surg., February 1, 2008; 85(2): 438 - 444.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Card Surg AdultHome page
M. Enriquez-Sarano, V. T. Nkomo, and H. Michelena
Principles and Practice of Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery
Card. Surg. Adult, January 1, 2008; 3(2008): 315 - 348.
[Full Text]


Home page
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg.Home page
S. Cimen, B. Ketenci, B. Ozay, and M. Demirtas
Neo-chordae length adjustment in mitral valve repair.
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., May 1, 2006; 29(5): 843 - 844.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
M. De Bonis, R. Lorusso, E. Lapenna, S. Kassem, G. De Cicco, L. Torracca, F. Maisano, G. La Canna, and O. Alfieri
Similar long-term results of mitral valve repair for anterior compared with posterior leaflet prolapse
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 1, 2006; 131(2): 364 - 370.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
MMCTSHome page
A. M. Gillinov
Chordal transfer for repair of anterior leaflet prolapse
MMCTS, January 18, 2005; 2005(0118): 901.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CirculationHome page
T. A. Timek, D. T. Lai, F. Tibayan, D. Liang, F. Rodriguez, G. T. Daughters, P. Dagum, N. B. Ingels Jr, and C. Miller
Annular Versus Subvalvular Approaches to Acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Circulation, September 24, 2002; 106(12_suppl_1): I-27 - I-32.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
P. Fundaro, A. Moneta, E. Villa, M. Pocar, M. Triggiani, F. Donatelli, and A. Grossi
Chordal plication and free edge remodeling for mitral anterior leaflet prolapse repair: 8-year follow-up
Ann. Thorac. Surg., November 1, 2001; 72(5): 1515 - 1519.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
O. Alfieri, F. Maisano, M. De Bonis, P. L. Stefano, L. Torracca, M. Oppizzi, and G. La Canna
The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., October 1, 2001; 122(4): 674 - 681.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg.Home page
V. Borghetti, M. Campana, C. Scotti, G. Parrinello, and R. Lorusso
Preliminary observations on haemodynamics during physiological stress conditions following 'double-orifice' mitral valve repair
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., August 1, 2001; 20(2): 262 - 269.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
M. R. Phillips, R. C. Daly, H. V. Schaff, J. A. Dearani, C. J. Mullany, and T. A. Orszulak
Repair of anterior leaflet mitral valve prolapse: chordal replacement versus chordal shortening
Ann. Thorac. Surg., January 1, 2000; 69(1): 25 - 29.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg.Home page
P. Totaro, E. Tulumello, P. Fellini, M. Rambaldini, G. La Canna, G. Coletti, M. Zogno, and R. Lorusso
Mitral valve repair for isolated prolapse of the anterior leaflet: an 11-year follow-up
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., February 1, 1999; 15(2): 119 - 126.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
T. E. David, A. Omran, S. Armstrong, Z. Sun, and J. Ivanov
Long-term results of mitral valve repair for myxomatous disease with and without chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., June 1, 1998; 115(6): 1279 - 1283.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]




HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 1997 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.