Technical Brief

A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique

Volume: 12 Number: 2 June 30, 2021
  • Gökhan Lafçı
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A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique

Abstract

Sub-valvular apparatus preservation procedure is an additional technique to mitral valve replacement which decrease the prevalence of low cardiac output syndrome and associated complications that may be seen after mitral valve replacement. A number of surgical techniques for both bileaflet and posterior leaflet preservation have been described previously. We aimed to share how we do the bileaflet preservation with a modified technique, Lafci’s anterior leaflet fold down technique, in selected patients who underwent mitral valve replacement procedure.With absence of resection and use of same sutures for both sparing leaflet and fixing mechanical valve may shorten cross-clamping time, and so, we believe that this technique is simple, reproducible when it is appropriate for the patient’s existing anatomy.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Technical Brief

Authors

Gökhan Lafçı This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Submission Date

December 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

March 11, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Lafçı, G. (2021). A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, 12(2), 123-126. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.908102
AMA
1.Lafçı G. A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique. TJCL. 2021;12(2):123-126. doi:10.18663/tjcl.908102
Chicago
Lafçı, Gökhan. 2021. “A Novel Bileaflet Sparing Technique During Mitral Valve Replacement: Lafci’s Fold down Technique”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 12 (2): 123-26. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.908102.
EndNote
Lafçı G (June 1, 2021) A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 12 2 123–126.
IEEE
[1]G. Lafçı, “A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique”, TJCL, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 123–126, June 2021, doi: 10.18663/tjcl.908102.
ISNAD
Lafçı, Gökhan. “A Novel Bileaflet Sparing Technique During Mitral Valve Replacement: Lafci’s Fold down Technique”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 12/2 (June 1, 2021): 123-126. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.908102.
JAMA
1.Lafçı G. A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique. TJCL. 2021;12:123–126.
MLA
Lafçı, Gökhan. “A Novel Bileaflet Sparing Technique During Mitral Valve Replacement: Lafci’s Fold down Technique”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2021, pp. 123-6, doi:10.18663/tjcl.908102.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Lafçı. A novel bileaflet sparing technique during mitral valve replacement: Lafci’s fold down technique. TJCL. 2021 Jun. 1;12(2):123-6. doi:10.18663/tjcl.908102