Although the use of mitral valve surgery has been successful at alleviating mitral valve
disease, published studies on either replacement or repair have yielded mixed clinical …

bution of each valve component can be studied by echocardiography and MRI. 14, 15 The
presence and degree of calcification have been shown to have prognostic value in patients …

Background: Mitral valve (MV) repair is preferred over replacement in clinical guidelines and
is an important determinant of the indication for surgery in degenerative mitral regurgitation …

Aims To identify the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of contemporary patients with
valvular heart disease (VHD) in Europe, and to examine adherence to guidelines. Methods …

After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Publication of
executive summaries and the production of pocket-sized and PDA-downloadable versions …

Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is often treatable by
surgical repair. However, the very long-term (> 10-year) durability of repair in both anterior …

BACKGROUND: Factors predicting long-term survival and reoperative risk after mitral valve
repair for subsets with prolapse involving the anterior leaflet in the current era are unclear …

Echocardiography is the key examination. It is of crucial importance to confirm the diagnosis,
assess the severity using a quantitative assessment [ 5–7], and evaluate left ventricular …

Background—Presurgical planning of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with Barlow
disease (BD) and fibroelastic deficiency (FED) is challenging because of the inability to …

Background—In the elderly, mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequent, but surgery risks are
considered high. Benefits and indications of MR surgery are uncertain in the elderly …