Commentary: The Barlow valve: Understanding disease and symmetry

Carlos A Mestres^{1

2}, Miguel A Piñón³, Eduard Quintana⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitario "Alvaro Cunqueiro", Vigo, Spain.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Editorial

Carlos A Mestres et al. JTCVS Tech. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 9:10:66-67.

doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.10.006. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Carlos A Mestres^{1

2}, Miguel A Piñón³, Eduard Quintana⁴

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
³ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitario "Alvaro Cunqueiro", Vigo, Spain.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

No abstract available

Figures

Functional anatomy and surgical principles of mitral repair for the Barlow valve: Past legacy guides the future.
Barlow CW, Ali-Ghosh H, Sajiram S. Barlow CW, et al. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Sep 15;10:58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.08.046. eCollection 2021 Dec. JTCVS Tech. 2021. PMID: 34977705 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

1. Otto C.M., Nishimura R.A., Bonow R.O., Carabello B.A., Erwin J.P., III, Gentile F., et al. 2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation. 2021;143:e72–e227. - PubMed
1. Enriquez-Sarano M., Suri R.M., Clavel M.A., Mantovani F., Michelena H.I., Pislaru S., et al. Is there an outcome penalty linked to guideline-based indications for valvular surgery? Early and long-term analysis of patients with organic mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;150:50–58. - PubMed
1. Dreyfus G.D., Dulguerov F., Marcacci C., Haley S.R., Gkouma A., Dommerc C., et al. “Respect when you can, resect when you should”: a realistic approach to posterior leaflet mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;156:1856–1866. - PubMed
1. Barlow J.B., Pocock W.A. The significance of late systolic murmurs and mid late systolic clicks. Md State Med J. 1963;12:76–77. - PubMed
1. Anyanwu A.C., Adams D.H. Etiologic classification of degenerative mitral valve disease: Barlow's disease and fibroelastic deficiency. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007;19:90–96. - PubMed