Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is the most frequent valvulopathy with a prevalence of 1.2%–
2.4% in general population and it is characterized by a benign course. Although it can be …

Background There is high demand for minimally invasive mitral valve repair; however, it is
unclear whether the minimally invasive approach provides the same performance as …

Objective Barlow's disease remains challenging to repair, given the complex valvular
morphology and lack of quantitative data to compare techniques. Although there have been …

OBJECTIVES Cases in which the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) runs close to the
mitral annulus are considered high risk for LCX injury during mitral surgery. We investigated …

Background We studied the results of a dynamic mitral repair technique that preserves
normal mitral valve function by avoiding leaflet resection and rigid and semirigid …

Background We reported our experience of 100 consecutive cases of thoracoscopic mitral
valvuloplasty in the early period. Methods Between September 2017 and December 2019 …

Progressive superior shift of the mitral valve (MV) during systole is associated with abnormal
papillary muscle (PM) superior shift in late systolic MV prolapse (MVP). The causal relation …

Background Myxomatous mitral valve prolapse is a common cardiac abnormality. Morbus
Barlow is characterized by excess myxomatous leaflet tissue, bileaflet prolapse or billowing …

Aims Although systolic expansion of the annulus has been recognized in Barlow's disease,
the mechanisms of the unique pathological movement of the annulus and its relation to the …

OBJECTIVES Barlow's disease is the most severe form of degenerative mitral valve disease,
commonly characterized by bileaflet prolapse. Abnormal mitral annular dynamics is typically …