| 摘要 |
A method of implanting a valve prosthesis in an atrio-ventricular valve of a patient's heart generally comprising securing a distal end of the valve prosthesis to the leaflets of the atrio-ventricular valve, and securing a proximal end of the valve prosthesis to the annulus of the atrio-ventricular valve, so that the chordae tendineae and the continuity between the papillary muscle and the valve annulus of the atrio-ventricular valve is preserved. Depending on the etiology of the valve disease, the method of the invention may comprises implanting the valve prosthesis in an intact atrio-ventricular valve, or alternatively, in a resected atrio-ventricular valve.
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