1. A Standardized Loop Technique for Mitral Valve Repair
Ilir Hysi, MD, Olivier Rebet, MD, Laurence Gautier, MD, Olivier Fabre, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 103, Issue 1, Pages e105-e106 (January 2017)
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2. Fig 1
Stages of Gortex custom-made standardized anterior and posterior mitral loops. (A) 15-mm self-made loop for the posterior valve. (B) 25-mm self-made loop for the anterior valve. (C) First stage of the 15-mm self-made loop. (D) First stage of the 25-mm self-made loop. (E) Several loops can be made with one Gortex suture as 15-mm loops alone, 15/25-mm loops, or 25-mm loops according to the lesions of the mitral valve.
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