A method to avoid annular downsizing during knot tying

Francesco Maisano; Andrea Blasio; Alessandro Caldarola; Carlo Savini; Ottavio Alfieri

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.033

A method to avoid annular downsizing during knot tying

Francesco Maisano, Andrea Blasio, Alessandro Caldarola, Carlo Savini, Ottavio Alfieri

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Abstract

Pericardial annuloplasty has been used as an alternative to prosthetic annuloplasty. One drawback of pericardial annuloplasty is the risk of cinching of tissues during knot tying, possibly leading to uncontrolled downsizing and to complications such as mitral stenosis and systolic anterior motion of the anterior leaflet. A simple modification of the sequence of knot tying is described to avoid this complication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1484-1485
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	78
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.033
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004

Keywords

35

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery

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Maisano, F., Blasio, A., Caldarola, A., Savini, C., & Alfieri, O. (2004). A method to avoid annular downsizing during knot tying. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 78(4), 1484-1485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.033

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