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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 48, 437-439, Copyright © 1989 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Mitral annular calcification: a new technique for valve replacement

TJ Vander Salm
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655.

Many dangers attend mitral valve replacement in the presence of dense posterior annular calcification. The procedure described has been successful in 4 patients. The major elements of this procedure include complete ultrasonic debridement of the calcification, reconstitution of the disassembled atrioventricular groove, and retention of the mitral valve leaflets.

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