- Preoperative real-time three-dimensional transesophageal
echocardiography showed that the A1–2 and P1–2 segments of the
mitral valve had been extensively destroyed.
- The schema of the infective mitral valve.
- Intraoperative finding of the infective mitral valve.
- Surgical procedure: A1–2/P1–2 reconstruction with autologous
pericardium + four pairs of artificial chordae + mitral annuloplasty
using a 28-mm Memo 3D ring
- Intraoperative finding of the newly reconstructed mitral valve.