Bruno Vito Domenico, Di Tommaso Ettorino, Ascione Raimondo
Translational Health Science, Faculty of Health Science, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol Medical School, Marlborough Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW UK.
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Nov;36(6):563-565. doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-01001-3. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
The choice of ring for mitral valve repair is still largely left to the surgeon's preferences and there are no specific guidelines regulating this decision. Despite this previous researches have described important features appertaining to each of the different types of rings currently available. Particularly, the debate is still open in regards to the flexibility that these devices should or should not have. Later in this issue of the Journal, Panicker and colleagues have reported their results with flexible and rigid rings in mitral valve repair. The results are very interesting and once again are highlighting the importance of using the right ring for the right disease.
二尖瓣修复术中环的选择在很大程度上仍取决于外科医生的偏好，目前尚无规范这一决策的具体指南。尽管如此，先前的研究已经描述了当前可用的每种不同类型环的重要特征。特别是，关于这些装置应具备或不应具备的灵活性，争论仍在继续。在本期《杂志》的后续内容中，帕尼克及其同事报告了他们使用柔性环和刚性环进行二尖瓣修复的结果。结果非常有趣，再次凸显了针对正确的疾病使用合适的环的重要性。
