Table 1.

Summary of patients

Case	Age, y	Sex	Lesion	A2/P2, mm	Ring, mm		Loop		CPB, min	AXC, min	Expected coaptation depth‡, mm
							∗	mm†
1	64	F	P2	26.0/24.0	PF	30	2 × 2	A19, P19	144	98	10.5
2	53	M	P2 lateral	28.1/24.7	CG	34	1 × 3	A18	143	99	10.3
3	61	F	P2 lateral	25.9/22.5	PF	30	1 × 2	A20	107	67	10.5
4	59	M	P2	26.4/23.8	PF	32	2 × 2	A24, P22	122	68	10.1
5§	75	M	P2 medial	26.7/19.8	PF	30	1 × 2	P19	144	104	10.9

A2/P2, Leaflet height of A2/P2 segment; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass time; AXC, aortic crossclamp time; F, female; PF, Physio Flex annuloplasty ring (Edwards Lifesciences); M, male; CG, CG Future annuloplasty band (Medtronic).

^∗Data are shown as number of bundles × number of loops. 2 × 2 means that a total of 4 loops were used.

^†The length of loops fixed to the anterior papillary muscle is shown as A00, whereas that fixed to the posterior papillary muscle is shown as P00.

^‡Expected coaptation depth = (“anterior leaflet height” + “functional posterior leaflet height after repair [15 mm]” – “anteroposterior diameter of the band [roughly 2/3 of the labeled size]”)/2.

^§Concomitant aortic valve replacement.