ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Papillary muscle repositioning: the gold standard technique to repair anterior mitral leaflet prolapse

Olívio SOUZA NETO^I; Stephane AUBERT^II; Amit PAWALE^III; Giltamar MARQUES^IV; Anderson NASCIMENTO^V; Gilles D. DREYFUS^VI

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382005000400003

1 - Associate member of the SBCCV - Junior researcher, NHS London UK Cardiovascular Surgery in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital 2- Medical Doctor - Registrar in Cardiovascular Surgery in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital 3 - Medical Doctor - Senior House Officer in Cardiovascular Surgery in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital 4 - Giltamar Marques: Medical Doctor - Anesthesiologist 5 - Anderson Nascimento: Medical Doctor - Cardiac Surgeon 6 - Gilles D. Dreyfus: Medical Doctor Professor PhD FRCS - Consultant in Cardiovascular Surgery in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital Professor in The Imperial College of London