Surgery in severe valvular heart diseases: when it is too late, too early or right on time?

Wael Saade¹, Mizar D'Abramo¹, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^{2

3}, Giacomo Frati^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome.
² Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina.
³ Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples.
⁴ IRCCS NeuroMed, Pozzilli, Italy.

Editorial

Wael Saade et al. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2022.

. 2022 Dec 1;23(12):770-772.

doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001364.

Wael Saade¹, Mizar D'Abramo¹, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai^{2

3}, Giacomo Frati^{2

4}

¹ Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome.
² Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina.
³ Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples.
⁴ IRCCS NeuroMed, Pozzilli, Italy.

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Myocardial fibrosis in asymptomatic patients undergoing surgery for mitral and aortic valve regurgitation.
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