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  • Title: Long-term histologic features of synthetic chordal replacement for mitral valve repair: a case report.
    Author: di Gioia CR, Brancaccio G, Sinatra R, Gallo P.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Pathol; 2001; 10(2):87-9. PubMed ID: 11425602.
    Abstract:
    Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) sutures have been used with increasing frequency to replace chordae tendineae in mitral valves prolapsing because of myxoid change. A case is reported where fibrosis and calcification of the endocardial overgrowth covering the synthetic chordae led to severe mitral regurgitation 7 years after plastic repair and required mechanical prosthetic valve implantation.
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