Sub-valvular apparatus preservation after mitral valve replacement is not a new concept, yet
to date there has been no quantification of its clinical effectiveness as a procedure and no …

Background—The merits of retaining the subvalvular apparatus during mitral valve
replacement for chronic mitral regurgitation have been demonstrated in numerous clinical …

Chordopapillary apparatus preservation was compared with valve-excising mitral valve
replacement in a retrospective analysis of 360 patients, of whom 98 had total or partial …

OBJECTIVES The importance of preservation of the subvalvular apparatus (PSVA) during
mitral valve replacement (MVR) in non-rheumatic mitral valves is well recognized. Our aim …

Background Techniques to preserve the sub-valvular apparatus in order to reduce morbidity
and mortality following mitral valve replacement have been frequently reported. However, it …

Background This study in humans assessed changes in left ventricular function early and
late after correction of mitral regurgitation (MR)(n= 9) or aortic stenosis (AS)(n= 10). Methods …

Mitral valve replacement (MVR) is still associated with a relatively high mortality. To
investigate the influence of chordal preservation in MVR on left ventricular size and function …

Background: Conventional mitral valve replacement (MVR) even with preservation of the
posterior mitral leaflet is associated with higher incidence of postoperative low cardiac …

Background: Evaluation of left ventricular function after mitral valve surgery was always
debated. Evolution of new diagnostic techniques as cardiovascular magnetic resonance …

The patient was a 34‐year‐old man with corrected transposition of the great arteries and
situs inversus who was admitted with dyspnea. He had undergone ventricular septal defect …