Mitral valve laceration

Mitral valve laceration

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MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

Client:

Jaffar Khan (NIH/NHLBI)

Project description:

Cardiac surgical illustrations of the technique of intentional laceration of the anterior mitral valve leaflet to prevent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Manuscript title:

Intentional Laceration of the Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction During Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Pre-Clinical Findings.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Sep 12;9(17):1835-43.
PMID: 27609260
PubMed
Illustrator: Alan Hoofring