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Mitral Annular Reconstruction

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Shin-Koga Hospital Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan 1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Saga Medical School Saga City, Saga, Japan
For reprint information contact: Masaru Yoshikai, MD Tel: 81 942 38 2222 Fax: 81 942 38 2248 e-mail: myoshi{at}toq.ne.jp Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, 120 Tenjin-cho, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-8577, Japan.

Mitral annular reconstruction using a pericardial patch was performed in 3 cases of atrioventricular disruption. This technique may be useful for atrioventricular disruption in cases of active endocarditis, redo valve replacement, left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement, and annular calcification.

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