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These three factors (name 2) act in concert to maintain ejection performance after chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement.
What is smaller chamber size, reduced systolic afterload, and preservation of ventricular contractile function.
Mitral valve replacement with complete chordal transection
results in no postoperative change in LV end-diastolic volume, an increase in LVESV, an increase in ESS, and a decrease in ejection fraction.290
Patients who undergo chordal-sparing valve replacement, on the other hand, have a smaller LV end-diastolic volume and LVESV, decreased
ESS, and unchanged ejection fraction. These findings suggest that smaller chamber size, reduced systolic afterload, and preservation of
ventricular contractile function act in concert to maintain ejection performance after chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement. In contrast,
increased LV chamber size, increased systolic afterload, and probable reduction in LV contractile function leading to reduced ejection
performance occur in patients who undergo valve replacement with chordal transaction