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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998;6:216-218
© 1998 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

CASE STUDY

Mitral Valve Replacement and Preservation of Subvalvular Apparatus Using Cox's Maze Operation

Masafumi Hioki, MD, Yoshio Iedokoro, MD, Shigeki Yamagishi, MD, Yasuo Yamashita, MD, Kouan Orii, MD, Shigeyuki Hirano, MD, Tomomi Hirata, MD, Noriyoshi Kutukata, MD, Sakae Masuda, MD, Takao Hisayoshi, MD, Shigeo Tanaka, MD1

Department of Surgery
1 Department of Surgery II Nippon Medical School Tokyo, Japan
For reprint information contact: Masafumi Hioki, MD Department of Surgery Nippon Medical School Second Hospital 1-396 Kosugimachi, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 211, Japan Tel: 81 44 733 5181 Fax: 81 44 711 8875
A 58-year-old female with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation underwent mitral valve replacement. The subvalvular apparatus was successfully preserved by the Cox's maze operation. The postoperative course was uneventful. One year postoperatively, she is doing well and remains in sinus rhythm. The combined operative techniques are discussed.






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