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Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 440-442 , February 2005

Left ventricular infarct plication restores mitral function in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation

Ramzi Ramadan, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
- Address for reprints: Ramzi Ramadan, MD, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, 133 Ave de la Résistance, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Nawwar Al-Attar, FRCS, FETCS
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
Siamak Mohammadi, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
Said Ghostine, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Alexandre Azmoun, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
Alexis Therasse, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
Chokri Kortas, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery
Christophe Caussin, MD
- Department of Cardiology, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Rémi Nottin, MD
- Department of Adult Cardiovascular Surgery

Received 14 April 2004 ,Revised 5 May 2004 ,Accepted 10 May 2004.

A, Schematic representation of the akinetic inferobasal segment with tethering of the posterior leaflet. The sutures are shown before tightening. B, Plication of the dyskinetic segment with relocation

A, Schematic representation of the akinetic inferobasal segment with tethering of the posterior leaflet. The sutures are shown before tightening. B, Plication of the dyskinetic segment with relocation of the posterior papillary muscle. LA, Left atrium; LV, left ventricle; Ao, aorta; IMR, ischemic mitral regurgitation; PPM, posterior papillary muscle.
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