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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:1064-1065
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

A New Device for Ensuring the Correct Length of Artificial Chordae in Mitral Valvuloplasty

Yoshiro Matsui, MDa,*, Yasuhisa Fukada, MDa, Yuji Naito, MDa, Shigeyuki Sasaki, MDb, Keishu Yasuda, MDc

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, NTT East Corporation Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
b Division of Medical Sciences, Health Science University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan
c Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Accepted for publication November 25, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Matsui, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ikegami General Hospital Heart Center, 1-19,6-chome, Ikegami, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, Japan 146-8531
ymatsui-hc{at}ikegamihosp.jp

Mitral valvuloplasty using Gore-Tex as artificial chordae, especially for patients with anterior leaflet prolapse, is often associated with difficulties in determining the length of artificial chordae as well as in preventing knot slipping. We describe a simple technique of using a new device that enables surgeons to easily determine the accurate length of the artificial chordae and to tie the slippery knot without sliding and damaging it.




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