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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;46:695-696
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A "Designer" Annuloplasty Ring for Patients with Massive Mitral Annular Dilatation

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Accepted for publication July 14, 1988.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr. Shumway, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55455

We describe a new type of mitral annuloplasty ring designed for use in the massively dilated mitral annulus. The ring can be fabricated at the operating table from a 4-mm Gore-Tex graft and umbilical tape and can be adapted in size to fit a mitral annulus of any diameter.

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