Merendino technique

Mer·en·din·o tech·nique

(mer-en-dē'nō), plastic reconstruction of an incompetent mitral valve using heavy sutures to narrow the annulus in the region of the medial commissure.

Mer·en·din·o tech·nique

(mer-en-dē'nō tek-nēk') Plastic reconstruction of an incompetent mitral valve using heavy sutures to narrow the anulus in the region of the medial commissure.

Merendino,

K. Alvin, U.S. surgeon, 1914-1985. Merendino technique - plastic reconstruction of an incompetent mitral valve.