Abstract
METHODS: 103 patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) underwent single-suture repair of the mitral valve through a 3-cm right chest incision from May 2007 through December 2012. The prolapsed segment of the mitral valve was imbricated with a double running CV 5 Gore-Tex suture, resulting in a smooth plane of coaptation. Preoperative and perioperative echocardiograms as well as patient outcomes were analyzed and compared to patients undergoing minimally invasive isolated mitral valve repair using quadrangular resection at the same institution during the same time period.
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