David Liang, MD, PhD
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Septal-lateral annular cinching abolishes acute ischemic mitral regurgitation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002; (5): 881-8
Ring annuloplasty prevents acute ischemic mitral regurgitation in sheep, but it also abolishes normal mitral annular and posterior leaflet dynamics. We investigated a novel surgical approach of simple septal-lateral annular cinching with sutures to treat acute ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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