video by A. Marc Gillinov, M.D. and Delos Cosgrove, M.D.
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(video length - approx. 9 minutes)
- The sliding repair technique is employed to repair posterior leaflet prolapse and prevent systolic anterior motion (SAM).
- When the posterior leaflet is tall, there is an increased risk of SAM. SAM can cause obstruction (blockage) of the outflow of blood from the left ventricle as the long anterior mitral valve leaflet bows into the septum (muscular wall dividing the heart).
- The sliding leaflet repair prevents this complication.
- A post op transesophageal echo reveals no leaflet prolapse, no regurgitation (leak), and no SAM.
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