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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Narita Red Cross Hospital, Narita, Chiba, Japan
Accepted for publication May 13, 2008.
* Address correspondence to Dr Doi, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Narita Red Cross Hospital, 90-1, Iidacho, Narita, Chiba, 286-8523, Japan (Email: atsuo-doi{at}umin.net).
Length adjustment of artificial chordae is crucial in the outcome of anterior mitral valve repair. Herein, a simple and reproducible method of artificial chordal replacement using polytetrafluoroethylene suture is described. With this technique, the length of the neo-chordae is easily decided and the knot can be tied surely without change in the length using only one instrument.
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