Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) sutures have been used with increasing frequency to replace chordae tendineae in mitral valves prolapsing because of myxoid change. A case is reported where fibrosis and calcification of the endocardial overgrowth covering the synthetic chordae led to severe mitral regurgitation 7 years after plastic repair and required mechanical prosthetic valve implantation. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.
Long-term histologic features of synthetic chordal replacement for mitral valve repair: A case report / DI GIOIA, Cira Rosaria Tiziana; D. I., Gioia Crt; Gianluca, Brancaccio; Sinatra, Riccardo; Gallo, Pietro. - In: CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1054-8807. - STAMPA. - 10:2(2001), pp. 87-89. [10.1016/s1054-8807(01)00061-8]
Long-term histologic features of synthetic chordal replacement for mitral valve repair: A case report
DI GIOIA, Cira Rosaria Tiziana;SINATRA, Riccardo;GALLO, Pietro
2001
Abstract
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) sutures have been used with increasing frequency to replace chordae tendineae in mitral valves prolapsing because of myxoid change. A case is reported where fibrosis and calcification of the endocardial overgrowth covering the synthetic chordae led to severe mitral regurgitation 7 years after plastic repair and required mechanical prosthetic valve implantation. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
