A case of sliding commissuroplasty for the chordal rupture in the paracommissural area
Tsuchiya, K.; Yoshikai, M.; Ishitoya, H.; Sasaki, H.; Iida, Y.; Aizawa, K.
Kyobu Geka. Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery 45(12): 1091-1093
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5252 PMID: 1405129 Document Number: 387973
A 67-year-old female patient underwent mitral valvuloplasty for mitral regurgitation due to the chordal rupture at the posterior commissure. Sliding commissuroplasty was made to avoid large annular plication. Carpentier's prosthetic ring (30 mm) was sutured to remodel the annulus and to reinforce repair. Postoperative Left ventriculogram revealed no regurgitation. Sliding commissuroplasty is effective for mitral regurgitation due to commissural chordal rupture.