Thieme Gruppe, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2023
DOI: 10.1055/a-2015-1627
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AbstractRing dehiscence is a serious complication after mitral valve annuloplasty, tending to occur primarily from the posterior annulus. The tension on the ring sutures during the cardiac cycle is one of the suspected reasons; to minimize this tension, we apply four additional pledgeted sutures positioned supra-annularly at critical hinge points and could achieve a marked reduction of annular dehiscence since.