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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:813-814
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Christopher Blauth, FRCS

Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road London, SE1 7EH UK

chris@blauth.com

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Surgery of the mitral valve has a long history. We have learned how to replace the diseased valve and how to repair it, particularly for degenerative regurgitation, which now dominates clinical practice in most parts of the world, and is the subject of this study by Dr DiGregorio and colleagues. We already know that repair whenever possible confers numerous benefits including lower operative mortality, a lower rate of thromboembolism, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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