OBJECTIVES Repair of the isolated degenerative anterior mitral leaflet has been considered
more challenging and associated with compromised durability compared with isolated …

Importance The overall prevalence of mitral valve replacement (MVR) or MV repair at the
time of cardiac surgery in the setting of isolated anterior mitral leaflet degenerative …

Background The edge-to-edge technique (Alfieri stitch) has been widely adopted in mitral
valve but not tricuspid valve (TV) repair. We evaluated long-term clinical and hemodynamic …

Resurgence of the edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve : Current Opinion in Cardiology
Resurgence of the edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve : Current Opinion in Cardiology Log …

Background Barlow's disease (BD) is a common etiology of degenerative mitral valve (MV)
disease, often causing significant mitral regurgitation (MR). The pathology of BD is …

Background Surgical edge-to-edge repair has been suggested for tricuspid regurgitation
(TR) with complex tricuspid valve (TV) pathologies. Nevertheless, the impact of concomitant …

Background Outcomes after mitral valve (MV) repair are known to be worse in women. Less
is known about sex-based differences in MV repair durability. Methods All adult patients …

Objective Mitral valve repair for bileaflet prolapse can be complex, involving multiple chords
or resection. The Alfieri technique for bileaflet disease is simple but may be associated with …

La reparación quirúrgica de la insuficiencia mitral por prolapso de uno o varios segmentos
del velo anterior, tanto aislada como en combinación con patología comisural o de velo …

The current body of literature is sparse and limited to primarily small case series. Data from
the surgical literature suggest that ringless edge-to-edge repair is associated with eventual …