Is Rheumatic Mitral Valve Repair Still a Feasible Alternative? Indications, Technique, and Results


BAKIR İ., Onan B., Onan I. S., Gul M., Uslu N.

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.40, no.2, pp.163-169, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.163-169
  • Keywords: Chordae tendineae/surgery, follow-up studies, mitral valve insufficiency/surgery, mitral valve prolapse/surgery, mitral valve stenosis/surgery, rheumatic heart disease/surgery, retrospective studies, treatment outcome, EXPANDED POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, CHORDAL REPLACEMENT, ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION, DISEASE, ANNULOPLASTY, EXPERIENCE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease is still a major cause of mitral valve dysfunction in developing countries. We present our early results of rheumatic mitral valve repair.