[HSF] Redo Radical Mitral Valvuloplasty

[prasannasimha]

As a proof that Big brother is watching you, I have got an extract from 
the net from a previous conversation !!
Here it is - me asking and Hal answering.
Prasanna


  [HSF] Cardionyl

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I've used Cardionyl for several years on my mitral repairs.  It is a permanent monofilament like Prolene.  However, it is much softer, slightly stretchable,  no memory, and requires only 4-5 throws for a secure knot.  This knot won't abraid valvular tissue for which Prolene is notorious.  Because of its expense, I don't use it except for mitral repairs.
Hal 
 
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Subject: [HSF] Cardionyl


What is the advantage of Cardionyl ? (real world among those who use it ) 
Prasanna 


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rwmfglycar at aol.com wrote:
> Is Cardionyl absorbable?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hgrmd at aol.com
> To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
> Sent: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 9:24 am
> Subject: Re: [HSF] Redo Radical Mitral Valvuloplasty
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> Prasanna,
>   I don't know how many sutures I used to close the cleft at the  original 
> operation, but I suspect I used a double row of 3-4 sutures of 5-0  Cardionyl.  
> I've since changed my technique and use simple interrupted,  avoiding the last 
> 1-2 mm of the leaflet edge in order to allow the very edge to  billow up and 
> seal the furrow.  This was a great point made at Dave Adam's  last valve 
> repair course at Mt. Sinai.
>   The postero-medial commissuroplasty was indeed a Carpentier's "magic  
> stitch".
> Hal
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