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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:248-250
© 2002 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Patch Enlargement of the Posterior Mitral Leaflet in Ischemic Regurgitation

Felipe Rendón, MD, José I Aramendi, MD, David Rodrigo, MD1, Christian Baraldi, MD, Pablo Martínez, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery
1 Division of Cardiology Hospital de Cruces Barakaldo, Spain
For reprint information contact: José I Aramendi, MD Tel: 34 94 600 6339 Fax: 34 94 600 6076 email: jiaramendi{at}hcru.osakidetza.net Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de Cruces, Cruces, Barakaldo 48903, Spain.
We discuss our early experience in 2 patients with a patch enlargement technique for treating chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation due to restricted motion of the posterior mitral leaflet. This technique corrects the restricted motion and offers better coaptation without compromising the mitral orifice.




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