Objectives: It is not known whether the results of randomized trials comparing coronary
artery bypass grafting to percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for initial …

Residual mitral regurgitation (MR) after repair is a risk factor for late reoperation. The use of
intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (IOTEE) decreases the incidence of …

It has been more than 30 years since the first artificial valves for the treatment of severe
valvular heart disease were implanted successfully in the aortic'and mitral'positions …

Surface echocardiographic imaging of small children is routinely successful in defining
anatomical details and Doppler flow patterns with even the most complex congenital cardiac …

The posterior leaflet sliding advancement procedure was developed to prevent the
occurrence of systolic anterior motion of mitral valve and consequently outflow obstruction …

The present study reviews the clinical applicability and usefulness ofintraoperative
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during valve repair. Intraoperative TEE was …

目的: 通过术前经胸超声心动图(POTTE) 与术中体外循环前经食管超声心动图(IOTEE)
对二尖瓣反流(MR) 分级的对比, 评价2 种检查结果有无差异, 原因及影响因素. 方法 …

Fulminating active rheumatic carditis has been observed for over 3 decades in this
environment with no recent alteration in either the incidence or the pattern of presentation …

The sliding leaflet technique has been used in mitral valve repair in conjunction with
posterior leaflet quadrangular resection to avoid left ventricular outflow tract obstruction …

Background: Mitral valve repair is the procedure of choice in the surgical management of
mitral regurgitation. Intraoperative confirmation of successful repair is essential to the …