Application of Papillary Muscle Sling Concept in an Infant as a Biological Bridge to Transplantation
Resource
THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY v.79 n.1 pp.337-339
Journal
THE ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Journal Volume
v.79
Journal Issue
n.1
Pages
337-339
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
WANG, SHOEI-SHEN
Abstract
We successfully applied the papillary muscle sling concept in mitral valve reconstruction of an infant with dilated cardiomyopathy. This new method of banding the two papillary muscles together can shorten the distance of the base between the two papillary muscles, reduce the severity of mitral regurgitation, and remodel the dilated left ventricle without any mitral stenosis. The infant survived after this bridge-to- transplantation procedure and was successfully transplanted.
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Type
journal article