<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Mitral regurgitation is common valvular heart disease and a major cause of congestive heart failure and death. It is most often associated with degenerative changes in mitral valve which leads to valve prolapse. Transapical off-pump mitral valve repair is a new minimally invasive procedure to treat mitral regurgitation. Here we report 64-year old female who suffered from grade III mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chorda and posterior leaflet P2/P3 segment prolapse. During surgery 4 artificial chordae were implanted and postoperative echocardiography results showed minimal residual grade I mitral regurgitation, therefore significant clinical improvement can be achieved with minimally invasive approach.</p></abstract>

Mitral regurgitation is common valvular heart disease and a major cause of congestive heart failure and death. It is most often associated with degenerative changes in mitral valve which leads to valve prolapse. Transapical off-pump mitral valve repair is a new minimally invasive procedure to treat mitral regurgitation. Here we report 64-year old female who suffered from grade III mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chorda and posterior leaflet P2/P3 segment prolapse. During surgery 4 artificial chordae were implanted and postoperative echocardiography results showed minimal residual grade I mitral regurgitation, therefore significant clinical improvement can be achieved with minimally invasive approach.

Transapical Off-Pump Neochord Implantation in Case of Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Paul Stradins Clinical University hospital

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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Mitral regurgitation is common valvular heart disease and a major cause of congestive heart failure and death. It is most often associated with degenerative...

Transapical Off-Pump Neochord Implantation in Case of Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 28 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/chilat-2017-0007

Keywords
mitral valve regurgitation, transapical mitral valve repair, Neochord, artificial chordae

© 2016 Latvian Surgeons’ Association, Latvian Paediatric Surgeon Association, Rīga Stradiņš University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transapical Off-Pump Neochord Implantation in Case of Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Published Online: Aug 22, 2017

Page range: 28 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/chilat-2017-0007

Keywordsmitral valve regurgitation, transapical mitral valve repair, Neochord, artificial chordae

© 2016 Latvian Surgeons’ Association, Latvian Paediatric Surgeon Association, Rīga Stradiņš University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
mitral valve regurgitation, transapical mitral valve repair, Neochord, artificial chordae