• Jinfu Yang, Hao Tang, Xinmin Zhou, Liming Liu, and Tao Tang.
• Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Central South University, Changsha, China.
• Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2012 Sep 1; 37 (9): 920-3.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of mitral annuloplasty of anterior mitral valve prolapse with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring.MethodsFrom March 2009 to December 2011, 32 patients having anterior mitral valve prolapse received mitral annuloplasty with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring in our department, among which 27 simple anterior mitral valve plasty and 5 combine anterior-posterior mitral valve plasty were completed.ResultsAll patients survived. Postoperative echocardiography showed no or trivial mitral regurgitation in 28 patients and mild mitral regurgitation in the other 4 patients. The diameter of the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV) and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) obviously decreased after the operation. During the follow up of 3 months to 3 years, the cardiac function of the patients improved at different degrees.ConclusionReparation of anterior mitral valve prolapse with artificial chord and mitral annuloplasty ring is simple, reliable and effective, and its early to midterm result after the operation proves good.

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