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Use of Pledgeted Sutures in Mitral Annuloplasty
Journal article

Use of Pledgeted Sutures in Mitral Annuloplasty

Mohammed Hassan, Jimmy Windsor, Tomas Salerno and Marco Ricci
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol.9(2), pp.148-149
03/2014
DOI: 10.1097/imi.0000000000000060
PMID: 24755539

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Abstract

Annuloplasty ring or band dehiscence is a possible complication of mitral valve repair surgery. It may be due to increased tension on the annuloplasty sutures, especially in ischemic mitral pathology in which a circumferential ring is used. Herein, we describe a technique for alternative suture placement in mitral annuloplasty using pledgeted sutures that may reduce the risk for ring or band dehiscence.

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