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Mitral Valve Plasty for Idiopathic Rupture of Mitral Valve Posterior Chordae in Infants
2014
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Idiopathic mitral valve chordal rupture is rare among infants. Once it has occurred, acute heart failure progresses, and emergency surgical repair is necessary in most cases. Our surgical experience with idiopathic mitral valve chordal rupture is reported. Patients and Methods: From September 2008 to May 2012, four infants (3 males, 1 female; median age 5.5 months) underwent mitral valve plasty for severe mitral valve regurgitation due to prolapse of posterior mitral valve leafl et. Patient
doi:10.5761/atcs.oa.12.02159
pmid:23558223
fatcat:hzwxvzl5qrcx7mfxnuofdccdgq