Objectives. This study was designed to delineate the utility and results of intraoperative
transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of patients undergoing mural valve …

It has been reported previously that the mechanical properties of mitral valve chordae
tendineae vary with chordal size and type. The popularity of mitral valve repair and chordal …

Left ventricular function often deteriorates after mitral valve replacement for mitral
regurgitation. It has been postulated that disruption of the mitral valve apparatus at operation …

Mitral valve (MV) dysfunction is the second-most common clinically significant form of
valvular defect in adults. MV regurgitation occurs with the increasing frequency of …

This guideline focuses primarily on valvular heart disease in the adult, with a separate
section dealing with specific recommendations for valve disorders in adolescents and young …

Clinical studies suggest that chorda-sparing mitral valve replacement techniques are
associated with superior postoperative outcome, and several animal experiments have …

Mitral valve (MV) repair is the procedure of choice for MV prolapse or flail. However, valve
repair is more technically demanding and requires a precise definition of MV morphology to …

As the mitral valvular apparatus tenses during systole, forces transmitted along the chordae
tendineae to the left ventricular chamber may influence left ventricular performance. To test …

Objectives The feasibility and long-term outcomes of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with
infective endocarditis (IE) remain unclear. Methods Using Taiwan's National Health …

Background—Several investigators have reported the feasibility of mitral valve repair in
active endocarditis, but the long-term results are still unknown. Methods and Results—We …