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  • Title: Intra-atrial implantation of a mitral valve prosthesis in a heavily calcified mitral annulus.
    Author: Atoui R, Lash V, Mohammadi S, Cecere R.
    Journal: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg; 2009 Oct; 36(4):776-8. PubMed ID: 19632128.
    Abstract:
    Extensive annular calcification of the mitral valve can make anatomic implantation of a prosthesis extremely difficult and challenging. We herein describe a surgical technique of mitral valve replacement in a 78-year-old man with multiple medical co-morbidities suffering from severe mitral regurgitation with extensive circumferential calcification of the mitral annulus. The pertinent literature is reviewed and the technical steps and clinical presentation are discussed.
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