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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2215
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Bertrand Léobon, MD, Daniel Roux, MD, Jean-Michel Grinda, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rangueil Hospital, 1 Avenue Jean Pouilhès, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France

bertrand.leobon{at}libertysurf.fr

To the Editor:

In their letter, Mohanakrishnan and colleagues describe a new type of homemade mitral ring. Since the publication of our article [1], 93 of our homemade mitral rings have been implanted. Neither failure of insertion nor hemolysis has been reported in these patients. We use 1.5-mm surgical steel wire, which is compatible with magnetic resonance imaging. To save time, mitral rings of all sizes are prepared and sterilized before operation. Our ring has a normal mitral annulus design and moderate rigidity. This restores normal size and morphology especially in the case of annuloplasty for rheumatic lesions.

We encourage and support surgeons who, when faced with economic difficulties in their developing countries, provide solutions with technical results as good as those reported in richer countries.

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  1. Roux D, Grinda J-M, Leobon B, et al. Homemade mitral ring. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003;76:1315–1316[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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