Artificial chordae tendinae: long-term changes.

Salvatore Privitera; Jagdish Butany; Candice Silversides; Richard L Leask; Tirone E David

doi:10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200380.x

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Artificial chordae tendinae: long-term changes.

Salvatore Privitera·Jagdish Butany·Candice Silversides·Richard L Leask·Tirone E David

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: We present the clinical and pathological findings of a patient who underwent mitral valve repair, with synthetic chordae, for rheumatic disease 13 years earlier. METHODS: Echocardiographic, pathologic, and histologic examination of a previously repaired mitral valve using artificial chordae tendinae. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Extensive fibrosis and thickening, consisting of fibroblasts and mature collagen, in time surrounds the artificial chorda rendering it indistinguishable from its native counterparts on gross examination and even during echocardiography.

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Salvatore Privitera, Jagdish Butany, Candice Silversides, Richard L Leask, Tirone E David. Artificial chordae tendinae: long-term changes.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200380.x

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