These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Partial anterior leaflet valvuloplasty to avoid systolic anterior motion after mitral valve repair.
    Author: Khalpey Z, Shernan SK, Nascimben L, Aranki SF.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2013 Apr; 95(4):1462-3. PubMed ID: 23522219.
    Abstract:
    Systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral apparatus and consequent obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract is a known complication of mitral valve repair (MVREP). The edge-to-edge technique has been advocated for the repair of myxomatous mitral valves to avoid SAM. We present a new technique to prevent SAM in patients with a redundant lateral segment of the anterior leaflet by folding its elongated portion underneath the body of the anterior leaflet.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]