Mitral Annulus Reconstruction and Giant Left Atrial Reduction Plasty Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • We describe a simple and reproducible technique permitting both effective left atrial reduction plasty and safe mitral annulus reconstruction, using a patch of left atrium tissue. In a 64-year-old patient undergoing redo mitral valve replacement for mechanical prosthesis disinsertion, a giant left atrium and extensive calcification of the mitral annulus were noted. This technique permitted a safe mechanical mitral prosthesis re-replacement and a significant reduction of left atrial volume by 70%.

authors

  • Bourguignon, Thierry
  • Pressacco, Josephine
  • Belley-Cote, Emilie
  • Laflamme, Maxime
  • El-Hamamsy, Ismail

publication date

  • March 2013