Fig. 2

Mitral valve repair procedure. A, The P2 leaflet was myxomatous, redundant, and 25 mm high. B, C, The prolapsing P2 leaflet was resected using the butterfly technique. D. The cut edges were sutured together with 5–0 polypropylene. E. Sutures between the cut edges and annulus. F. Mitral annuloplasty was performed with a semirigid partial band (CG Future Annuloplasty Ring and Band; Medtronic) using nonabsorbable 3–0 V-Loc (Covidien) continuous sutures