Simple and Easy Method for Chordal Reconstruction During Mitral Valve Repair Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, PhD, Toshiki Takahashi, PhD, Hajime Matsue, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 348-349 (July 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.087 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Illustration of technique used to determine the proper length of the artificial chordae. Multiple knots are made until the new chordae exactly matches the normal chordae in length. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 348-349DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.087) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 In the present method, the two arms of the suture can be tied together on the ventricular side without slippage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 348-349DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.087) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions