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Ann Thorac Surg 1980;29:179-181
© 1980 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Improved Exposure of the Mitral Valve in Patients with a Small Left Atrium

Robert K. Brawley, M.D.*

Department of Surgery, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Accepted for publication March 6, 1979.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Brawley, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205

A modification of the usual approach to the mitral valve is described and illustrated. This technique employs right atriotomy and interatrial septotomy, which can be easily performed when standard left atriotomy does not provide satisfactory mitral valve exposure. While this modification is not often necessary, it can be helpful in patients with a small left atrium, especially those with a small left atrium and associated left ventricular hypertrophy.




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