The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 40, 631-633, Copyright © 1985 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Testing of mitral valve competence following combined mitral valve repair and aortic valve replacement
TB Ferguson Jr and AS Wechsler
A simple, effective technique for testing the results of repair and
reconstructive procedures on the mitral valve apparatus is described. This
technique can be used in the operative setting of combined aortic valve
replacement and mitral valve repair where other reported techniques for
testing the valve apparatus are rendered unfeasible.