Leaflet Folding Plasty Combined With Annular Plication for Mitral Valve Repair

Nakajima, Masato MD
Tsuchiya, Kouji MD
Inoue, Hidenori MD
Kobayashi, Kensuke MD
Mizutani, Eiki MD
Takizawa, Koki MD

^aDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Central Hospital, Kofu City, Yamanashi, Japan

Accepted for publication May 12, 2003.

Address reprint requests to Dr Nakajima, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu City, Yamanashi 400-0027, Japan; e-mail: [email protected].

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 77(3):p 1103-1104, March 2004. | DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01256-6

We describe a new technique of mitral valve repair based on two reconstructive techniques: (1) the folding leaflet method, and (2) the classic annular plication. This combination appears to be useful in cases with a large prolapsing posterior mitral leaflet with excessive leaflet height or in cases with commissural prolapse involving both the anterior and posterior leaflets.