Mitral valve repair in fibroelastic deficiency

• DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-10-s1-a44
• Publication Date: 2015-12-17T00:03:36Z
• Authors: Gregorio P Cuerpo; Carlos A Rivera; Diego F Sánchez; S Costanza; Angel G Pinto
• Keywords: Cardiothoracic surgery

Fibroelastic deficiency (FED) in the mitral valve might be challenging certain patients. Leaflets are thin and ruptured chordae often present. The number of techniques to applied numerous compromise long-termr esults