A simple technique for securing Gore-Tex neochordal height and knot slippage in mitral valve repair.

Polytetrafluoroethylene or Gore-Tex sutures are used for chordal replacement, and are durable but extremely slippery, a property which causes knot slippage and ineffective neochordal length. We report a modification that is simple and reproducible in preventing knot slippage and maintaining optimal neochordal length, without the use of devices or additional sutures.
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