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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

Invited Commentary

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Postbus 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC Netherlands

(Email: j.braun@lumc.nl).

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The percentage of mitral valves that undergo repair rather than replacement is still increasing. This is explained by the reproducibility of repair techniques and the availability of reliable annular remodeling rings. Durability of these repair techniques is high when considering freedom from reoperation as an end-point; however, as surgeons we are not really aware of the true incidence of recurrent mitral regurgitation exceeding grade 2 that does not lead to reintervention, although this should actually be considered a failure of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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