Clinical and fundamental aspects of prosthetics and translocation of mitral valve chords

This article provides an overview of modern methods of treating prolapse of the mitral valve due to degeneration. Medical treatment of patients with mitral valve prolapse is ineffective. Preference in this case should be given to the surgical treatment. It is shown that while choosing tactics of intervention it is important to take into account not only the presence of the pathology itself, but also the initial functional state of the elements of the subvalvular apparatus. So, among the methods of surgical treatment, valve prosthesis in this pathology has significant disadvantages in comparison with reconstructive surgery. A variety of techniques for mitral valve plastic are shown. The advantages and disadvantages of each method are presented.