From a clinician’s standpoint, at least 5 distinct anatomical concepts help define the pathophysiologic basis of mitral valve regurgitation, its surgical treatment and long-term outcomes of surgical repair.
Superior view of the heart showing heart valve anatomy*
(*) Modified from A Carpentier, DH Adams, F Filsoufi (in press). Carpentier’s Techniques of Valve Reconstruction. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
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