TY  - JOUR
AU  - Asai, Tohru
PY  - 2015
TI  - The butterfly technique
JF  - Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)
Y2  - 2015
KW  - 
N2  - Butterfly resection is a mitral valve repair technique for prolapsing posterior leaflets. The aim of butterfly resection is to optimize the geometry of the resultant new leaflet, with controlled height reduction for a prolapsing segment, without annular reduction. We have reported the concept of its design, its advantages in preventing post-repair systolic anterior motion (SAM), and excellent early and medium-term results. The present illustrated article describes the technical details of how we design and perform the butterfly technique.
UR  - https://www.annalscts.com/article/view/6870