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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 71, 759-764, Copyright © 1976 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Improved technique of double valve replacement

GM Lemole

Double valve replacement in the aortic and mitral positions continues to present significant morbidity and mortality rates. At present, the replacement operation is performed with the use of either ischemic arrest or coronary perfusion. In this report, we describe a new method whereby the anterior portion of the mitral valve and the aortic valve are replaced with the aid of ischemic arrest, and then the posterior portion of the mitral valve and left atrium are repaired while the myocardium is being perfused through the native ostium. This technique has been used in 33 patients with one operative death in the last 4 years and has significantly reduced our mortality rate in this time.

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