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Self-Retaining Pledgeted Suture as Retractor for Mitral Procedure

Choi-Keung Ng, MD, Peter Benedikt, MD, Christian Schwarz, MD, Peter Hartl, MD

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital Wels, Wels, Austria

Choi-Keung Ng, MD Tel: +43 7242 4150, Fax: +43 7242 415 3974, Email: choi.keung.ng{at}liwest.at, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital Wels–Teaching Hospital, Grieskirchnerstr. 42, A-4600 Wels, Austria.

A simple reliable maneuver to optimize exposure of the left atrium for mitral valve operations is described. It offers more space to mobilize the valvular structure, facilitating complicated reconstruction in the posteromedial commisural area.

Key Words: Mitral Valve • Mitral Valve Insufficiency

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:206-207
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309103330




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