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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:252-253
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HOW TO DO IT

Mitral Valve Repair on the Beating Perfused Heart

Michael A Savitt, MD, Taranpreet Singh, MCh1, Guangqiang Gao, MD1, Aftab Ahmed, MD1

Midwest Heart Surgery Institute, Milwaukee, USA
1 Providence St. Vincent Heart and Vascular Institute, Portland, USA

For reprint information contact: Michael A Savitt, MD Tel: 1 414 649 3787 Fax: 1 414 649 3794 Email: Savitt{at}midwestheartsurgery.com, St. Luke’s Health Science Building #1, 2901 W. KK River Parkway, Suite 511, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215, USA.

It is difficult to assess the success of mitral valve repair in the arrested heart. Various techniques have been described. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) provides excellent two-dimensional evaluation of the repair, but three-dimensional anatomic characteristics are limited. We describe a simple technique for performing mitral valve repair on the beating heart. This allows accurate evaluation of valvular competence and three-dimensional anatomic characteristics prior to closure of the atriotomy.






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