Repair of mitral paravalvular leak with double left atrial wall folding

Mitral paravalvular leaks can be repaired by alternative repair techniques instead of direct suture repair of the leak site. We report our technique of double left atrial wall folding for repair of posterior mitral paravalvular leaks.

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Published in:	General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 61; no. 8; pp. 483 - 484
Main Authors:	Lafci, Gokhan, Gedik, Hikmet Selcuk, Korkmaz, Kemal, Yalcinkaya, Adnan, Yasar, Emre, Cagli, Kerim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Springer Japan 01-08-2013 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Female Heart Atria - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects How to Do It Humans Medicine & Public Health Mitral Valve - surgery Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Ostomy Prosthesis Failure Surgical Oncology Sutures Thoracic Surgery Atrial folding Repair Paravalvular leak
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Summary:	Mitral paravalvular leaks can be repaired by alternative repair techniques instead of direct suture repair of the leak site. We report our technique of double left atrial wall folding for repair of posterior mitral paravalvular leaks.
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ISSN:	1863-6705 1863-6713
DOI:	10.1007/s11748-013-0228-2