METHOD FOR RELOCATION OF PAPILLARY MUSCLES IN CORRECTION OF ISCHEMIC MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY Russian patent published in 2025 - IPC A61B17/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely cardiosurgery and concerns ischemic mitral insufficiency correction. Papillary muscles are relocated with the use of fixed-length polytetrafluoroethylene support sutures. Method includes anchoring to fibrous areas of posterior heads of papillary muscles of support sutures, length of which is equal to chord length of restrictive areas of posterior flap, with taking them to side of left atrium through fibrous ring of mitral valve (MV) in area of central part of posterior flap and fixation in corresponding sections support mitral ring.

EFFECT: method enables bringing both papillary muscles together and to a fibrous ring of the mitral valve, increases cusp mobility and a coaptation area thereof.

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