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European Heart Journal 1991 12(Supplement B):30-33; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/12.suppl_B.30
Copyright © 1991 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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© 1991 The European Society of Cardiology

Mitral valve repair for mitral insufficiency

F. D. Loop*,, D. M. Cosgrove* and W. J. Stewart{dagger}

* Department of Thoracic and Cardivascular Surgery Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.
{dagger} Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A.

Correspondence: Floyd D. Loop, MD, The Cleveland and Clinic Foundation. 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, U.S.A.

Degenerative mitral valve disease has become the major cause of mitral regurgitation in North America; it is incumbent on surgeons to know repair techniques and to document their results. Fortunately, improvements in myocardial protection have been concurrent with the evolution of mitral valve repair in our country. The steep learning cume may be traversed, and the majority of degenerative rnitral valves may be successfully repaired. Serial echo Doppler studies provide documentation of successful repair and monitor the patient's progress objectively. Echocardiography also provides a forum for communication between surgeons and cardiologists and, for the first time, the presence and amount of residual mitral regurgitation can be quantitated.

Key Words: Mitral valve repair • mitral insufficiency • valvuloplasty


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