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Mitral valve repair has been established as providing increased patient longevity, better cardiac function, and less valve-related complications compared with a prosthetic valve replacement. Repair techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease have included replacement of chordae tendineae, leaflet resections, chordal transfers, and various leaflet sliding maneuvers. Herein, we describe a leaflet edge-to-edge repair technique that provides excellent trans-valve flow characteristics and can be applied to a variety of mitral valve pathologies. It can assist surgeons in repairing complex degenerative mitral disease. Moreover, the technique is very applicable to robot-assisted mitral valve repair. Our large series, and those of others, have been proven this technique to be very efficacious.
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Alfieri, O.R. (2014). Leaflet Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair. In: Chitwood, Jr., W. (eds) Atlas of Robotic Cardiac Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6332-9_18
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