Author(s)

Koji Furukawa^1,2*, Mitsuhiro Yano¹, Eisaku Nakamura², Masakazu Matsuyama¹, Masanori Nishimura¹, Katsuya Kawagoe¹, Kunihide Nakamura²

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.

A 46-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to severe ischemic mitral regurgitation with severe bileaflet tethering and a dilated left ventricle. We performed left ventricular reconstruction and mitral valve annuloplasty combined with papillary muscle relocation. Although left ventricular continued remodeling occurred during follow-up, left ventricular reconstruction and mitral valve annuloplasty combined with papillary muscle relocation provided durable mitral repair, and his functional status was good. Thus, this combined surgical treatment may reduce mitral regurgitation recurrence after mitral valve annuloplasty.

Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation, Left Ventricular Reconstruction, Mitral Valve Annuloplasty, Papillary Muscle Relocation

Furukawa, K. , Yano, M. , Nakamura, E. , Matsuyama, M. , Nishimura, M. , Kawagoe, K. and Nakamura, K. (2017) Left Ventricular Reconstruction and Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Combined with Papillary Muscle Relocation for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 7, 150-155. doi: 10.4236/wjcs.2017.712017.