Morita Shohei, Takahashi Shinya, Pernot Mathieu, Leroux Lionel, Labrousse Louis
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Hiroshima University Hospital Hiroshima Japan.
Medico-Surgical Department of Valvulopathies Haut Leveque Hospital Bordeaux France.
Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 13;9(3):1424-1427. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3796. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Open heart transcatheter mitral valve implantation using the Edwards-Sapien 3 for mitral annular calcification is a safe procedure, because surgeons do not have to decalcify. And also, surgeons can resect the anterior mitral leaflet to prevent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and deploy the valve under direct visualization.