AUTHOR=Zhou Mi , Un Ka-chun , Wong Chun Ka , Wong On Yat , Siu David Chung Wah , Yin Lixue , Chan Daniel Tai-leung , Lam Simon Cheung Chi 

TITLE=Case report: Recurrent severe mitral regurgitation due to ruptured artificial chords after transapical Neochord mitral valve repair

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.985644

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.985644

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=<p>Transapical Neochord mitral valve repair has been proven to be a technically safe procedure to correct primary mitral regurgitation (MR). Recurrent MR due to ruptured artificial chords is rare. Here, we present 2 cases of recurrent severe MR due to the detached or partially ruptured artificial chords after the Neochord procedure.</p>