[HSF] [Fwd: Re: Traumatic TR]

[prasannasimha]

This is what Ken says - He is a Cardiac surgeon at Ben Taub Hospital 
Texas.(In the famed Feliciano's Trauma hospital )
Prasanna

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In a message dated 1/5/2007 11:00:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, 
prasannasimha at gmail.com writes:

    We are having a discussion on papillary muscle re implantation and
    Goretex neochordae for traumatic TR. What is your experience with it  -
    I told the HSF list I will ask you and give your reply as feed back.
    Prasanna

We have several cardiac surgeons in Houston who are very happy with this 
technique.   The key is the implantation of the Goretex strip into the 
papillary muscle and assuring that it does not pull out.   I have no 
personal experience with this technique.   
 
k