Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-190, June 2006

Mitral Stenosis After Duran Ring Annuloplasty for Non-rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation—A Foreign Body Response?

Cardiothoracic Centre, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India

We report two cases of mitral stenosis after Duran ring annuloplasty for myxomatous mitral regurgitation. Simple explantation of the ring provided relief of mitral stenosis.

Keywords: Mitral stenosis, Mitral valve repair

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PII: S1443-9506(05)00183-6

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2005.08.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-190, June 2006

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