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Undersized mitral annuloplasty alone is not always sufficient to repair functional mitral regurgitation resulting from left ventricular enlargement; the repair requires a three-dimensional approach to the mitral complex. We introduce a surgical procedure that combines papillary muscle approximation to correct lateral shift and papillary muscle relocation using the loop technique to correct the apical shift with accuracy and technical ease.
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Isoda, S., Osako, M., Kimura, T. et al. Papillary muscle approximation and relocation with a loop technique for mitral complex repair. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59, 454–458 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-010-0699-3
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