Should edge-to-edge fixation be routine?

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Richard D Weisel. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;50(5):890-891.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw155. Epub 2016 May 4.

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada weisel9377@rogers.com.

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Keywords: Edge-to-edge repair; Mitral valve repair; Secondary mitral regurgitation; Undersized annuloplasty.

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