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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:963
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Donald Glower, MD

Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3851, Durham, NC 27710

(Email: glowe001@mc.duke.edu).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

This study [1] is a refreshingly high-quality randomized trial with blinded echocardiographic review. The technique described is potentially applicable to routine mitral replacement. Chordal preservation (ie, preservation of the posterior leaflet chords in particular) has been shown to essentially eliminate the dreaded complication of ventricular-annular separation. Chordal preservation has also been shown to better preserve ventricular function and dimensions compared with chordal resection. Yet in many cases in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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