Mitral Valve Repair Center

at The Mount Sinai Hospital

Mitral Foundation 2012 Visiting Professor - Lawrence H. Cohn, MD

How to be a Safe and Effective Heart Surgeon
Presented by Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, of the Brigham and Women's Hospital
Systolic Anterior Motion After Mitral Valve Repair

Systolic anterior motion occurs after mitral valve repair due to an excess of leaflet tissue versus the anterior lateral height of the orifice of the mitral valve. The posterior leaflet pushes the anterior leaflet into the outflow tract. There are two principal causes for this. One is excess height of the posterior leaflet after reconstruction. The second one is a ring size that is too small for the available leaflet tissue.
Anelechi Anyanwu: Pitfalls in the Mitral Literature
Robin Varghese: Management of Systolic Anterior Motion
Anelechi Anyanwu: Mitral Valve Reoperations: Tips and Strategy
Gregory W. Fischer: 3D TEE for Mitral Valve Repair
David H. Adams: Pericardial Patch Augmentation in Mitral Valve Repair
First U.S. Implant of the Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring

This Mitral Foundation Teaching Library case is going to highlight the first U.S. implantation of the Edwards Lifesciences Physio II Annuloplasty Ring.
Penny O. New Jersey

I knew of your skills with mitral valve repair but your calm and comforting manner is what gave me the reassurance I needed. ”
Stacey K. Pennsylvania

Dr. Adams performs a large number of these specific types of heart surgeries per week and Mt. Sinai is considered a "Super Center" for heart surgeries and therefore I wanted to be in the best hands. ”