Please note that classification priorities can change quickly, and the expected dates of completion are only indicative at the time of publication. There is high demand for classification assessments, ...

The results of mitral valve repair for structural disease are durable and are generally accepted to be superior to mitral valve replacement. Following the early pioneering work of Carpentier, most ...

The left heart pump consists of the left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta. Its job is to pump oxygen-rich blood out to the body’s tissues. Blood returning to the heart ...

Since the early work of Carpentier, most advances in mitral ... Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult ...

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...