Objective: Mitral valve insufficiency must be treated by repair whenever as prossible as it provides better resultsespecially within the pediatric population in order to avoid valve replacement incovenients. The aim of this study is to describe mitral valve repair technique based on an anatomical and functional approach.Methods: During a 13 months period, eight children (age ranged from 2 and 12 years old 6.37 +\3.66) with mitral valve insufficiency underwent intermittent anterior and posterior annuloplasty associated with Alfieri's repair -performed by placing a stitch between the anterior and posterior leaflets in the point of maximal regurgitation thus creating a double orificial mitral valve.Results: There were no surgical deaths. All patients underwent postoperative echocardiography. Three patients showed mild insufficiency and five patients showed no insufficiency. The time in intensive care unit ranged from 2 to 4 days (2.5 + 0.75), and the time of stay in hospital ranged from 5 to 8 days (6.37 + 1.06).Conclusion: In spite of the little sample size, the proposed technique proved itself to be simple and effective in the treatment of single mitral valve insufficiency within the pediatric population. In addition, it also yielded satisfactory immediate results. Long-term follow-up is nevertheless necessary in order to evaluate long-term results.Descriptors: Heart defects,congenital. Child. Mitral valve. ResumoObjetivo: A insuficiência mitral com indicação cirúrgica na faixa etária pediátrica deve ser tratada por meio de plastia sempre que possível, evitando-se os inconvenientes da substituição valvar. O objetivo deste trabalho é propor técnica de plastia mitral baseada em abordagem funcional e anatômica.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is one of the main treatment strategies for severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. The expansion of indications for low surgical risk patients has been based on recent studies. In this scenario, a younger population with bicuspid aortic valves is expected to be more frequently submitted to transcatheter valve replacement, given this anatomic profile is generally associated with larger aortic rings. There is no consensus on the best technique to use on these cases. We describe the implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN 3 prosthesis on a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve and large ring, and report the in-hospital follow-up.
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