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Please note - actual heart surgery is presented. Content may be graphic for some viewers.
(video length - approx. 7.5 minutes)
- Anterior mitral valve leaflet prolapse is challenging to repair
- This video shows a mitral valve repair using premeasured artificial gortex chordae.
- Visualization of the mitral valve shows a flail anterior leaflet due to ruptured chordae.
- The ruptured chordae are removed.
- New chordae are placed using artificial gortex chordae attached from the anterior leaflet to the papillary muscle.
- An annuloplasty ring is placed to provide additional support to the valve.
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