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Use of a Biodegradable Annuloplasty Ring for Mitral Valve Repair in Children

Jan T Christenson, MD, Afksendiyos Kalangos, MD

Geneva, Switzerland

Jan T Christenson, MD Email: jan.christenson@hcuge.ch

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Mitral valve repair techniques have shown promising results with lower operative mortality, avoidance of anticoagulation, better preservation of left ventricular function, and the possibility of continued growth of the valve in young children.1 An annuloplasty ring has been used frequently for mitral valve repair since the late 1960s when the first human rigid mitral valve ring was introduced. The annuloplasty ring is sutured onto the native annulus to correct dilatation, consolidate the valve repair, improve leaflet coaptation during systole, and remodel the shape of the mitral valve. Since the initial rigid mitral rings, technical improvements have evolved flexible and semirigid rings. Traditional annuloplasty rings cover the needs of the adult population, but continue to produce suboptimal valve repair in pediatric patients. In addition, the classic annuloplasty ring used in the pediatric group has two major drawbacks directly related to the ring: exposed foreign material that poses a risk of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:11-12
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309102260




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