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Figure 1: 3D transesophageal echocradiographic image shows a partially detached device at P2 (A). Severe mitral regurgitation with two jets originating from the anterior and posterior aspect of dehiscent device (B).
Figure 2: Intraoperative findings: A detachment of the 3 anchors of the Cardioband at P2 (A). The highly-endothelized part of the device was dissected from the surrounding annular tissue via scalpel (B). The Cardioband was cut between the anchors and the anchors were unscrewed by counter-clockwise rotation (C, D).