Loop technique with ink-dot marking test: An alternative strategy to the ink test.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We assessed the long-term outcomes of the loop technique with the ink-dot marking test, an alternative to the ink test for aligning the mitral valve (MV) leaflet height, during MV repair.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 351 patients who underwent MV repair with the loop technique via median sternotomy or right mini-thoracotomy. The ink-dot marking test involves creation of a dotted line between the rough and clear zones in the anterior leaflet and the center of the posterior leaflet by gentian violet. According to this marking, we adjusted the fixing position of the loops with or without the loop-in-loop technique and additional neochordal repair.

Results

This study involved 141 women and 210 men (mean age, 63.7 ± 13.0 years). Forty-one patients required

SUBMITTER: Morisaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature