In vitro Behavior of an Intra and Postoperative Adjustable Mitral Ring for Mitral Valve Repair
Leandro Cura *
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiocentro - Asociación Española, Uruguay.
Victor Dayan
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Cirugía Cardíaca, Uruguay.
Krupskaya Mejia
Independent Consultant Engineer, Uruguay.
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Abstract
The adjustable mitral ring reported was developed to be used in mitral regurgitation, during “mitral ring downsizing” surgery, and permits modification of it’s dimensions during surgery and forever on afterwards. We evaluated its functioning in an in vitro porcine model.
Keywords: Mitral ring, valve, postoperation, coaptation.