Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation: is it gold all that glitters?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Pope John Paul II Foundation, Campobasso, Italy.
² Department of Heart Disease, SS Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
³ Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, API Madonna del Ponte, Lanciano, Italy.

Editorial

Antonio M Calafiore et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S10.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.08.43.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Pope John Paul II Foundation, Campobasso, Italy.
² Department of Heart Disease, SS Annunziata Hospital, Chieti, Italy.
³ Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, API Madonna del Ponte, Lanciano, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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