Simple technique of repair for Barlow syndrome with posterior resection and chordal transfer via minimally invasive approach: primary experience in a consecutive series of 22 patients.
H KamiyaPayam AkhyariJ-P MinolA C ItesT WeinreichS SixtP RelleckeU BoekenA AlbertA LichtenbergPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2017)
A simple and standardized technique facilitates the repair of MR in the presence of Barlow's, simultaneously addressing the height of PML and the position of the anterior leaflet. This technique has proven durable in the mid-term follow-up in our small series and warrants further validation in larger cohorts.