Mitral Valve Repair Flashcards
1
Q
What tenting height and tenting area are associated with poor mitral valve repair results?
A
Tenting height > 11 mm
Tenting area > 2.5 cm2
2
Q
What is definition of billowing? What is quantitative distance of abnormal in ME LAX and ME 4 chamber views?
A
motion of the body of the leaflets above the mitral annulus plan
> 2 mm in ME LAX
> 5 mm in ME 4 chamber view.
3
Q
What is gold standard treatment for severe primary MR?
A
Repair valves rather than replace them.
4
Q
What is an alfieri stitch?
A
Edge -to edge repair.
