Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, February 3rd, 2008
"We report a new approach to relocate the displaced papillary muscles toward the mitral annulus and to reduce tethering in 8 patients, providing satisfactory initial results. Echocardiography showed mild or no mitral regurgitation at the follow-up (mean, 11.4 +/- 3.6 months; range = 7 to 14 months)," wrote A. Rama and...
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