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. 2010 Jan 1;2010(809):mmcts.2010.004523.
doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2010.004523.

Loop technique

Joerg Seeburger  1 , Thilo Noack, Michael Winkfein, Joerg Ender, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr
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Loop technique

Joerg Seeburger et al. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. .
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Abstract

The loop technique facilitates mitral valve repair for leaflet prolapse by implantation of Gore-Tex neo-chordae. The key feature of the technique is a premade bundle of four loops made out of one suture. The loops are available in different lengths ranging from 10 to 26 mm. After assessment of the ideal length of neo-chordae with a caliper the loops are then secured to the body of the papillary muscle over an additional felt pledget. In the following step, the free ends of the loops are distributed along the free margin of the prolapsing segment using one additional suture for each loop.

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