Shojaei Mohammad Amin, Salari Soheila, Hosseini Saeid
Heart Valve Diseases Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2025 Jan;33(1):87-88. doi: 10.1177/02184923251318060. Epub 2025 Feb 3.
The DeVega annuloplasty procedure involves a double-running suture line along the circumference of the tricuspid annulus, encircling the anterior and posterior leaflets. A rare mechanical complication of this technique is the detachment of the suturing from the annulus, which can be referred to as the "bowstring sign" or "guitar string sign."