Systematic Review
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A meta-analysis of robotic vs. conventional mitral valve surgery
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):305-314.(13 July 2015)
Keynote Lecture Series
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Evolution of the concept and practice of mitral valve repair
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):315-321.(13 July 2015) -
Mitral valve repair over five decades
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):322-334.(13 July 2015)
Featured Articles
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Current state of transcatheter mitral valve repair with the MitraClip
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):335-340.(13 July 2015) -
Quantitation of mitral regurgitation after percutaneous MitraClip repair: comparison of Doppler echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):341-351.(13 July 2015)
Research Highlight
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Progressive design concepts in off-pump left ventricular remodeling mitral valve repair devices
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):352-354.(13 July 2015) -
Myxomatous leaflet biological aberrations and potential therapeutic targets
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):355-357.(13 July 2015)
Perspective
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How has robotic repair changed the landscape of mitral valve surgery?
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):358-363.(13 July 2015) -
Designing innovative retractors and devices to facilitate mitral valve repair surgery
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):364-369.(13 July 2015)
Art of Operative Techniques
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The butterfly technique
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):370-375.(13 July 2015)
Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Contemporary application of the edge-to-edge repair
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):376-379.(13 July 2015) -
The new butterfly technique—a sophisticated repair method for posterior leaflet prolapse
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):380-383.(13 July 2015) -
Sub-valvular repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation in a patient with severe tethering of mitral leaflets
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):384-386.(13 July 2015) -
Haircut mitral valve repair: posterior leaflet-plasty
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):387-392.(13 July 2015)
Safeguards and Pitfalls
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“Papillary heads optimization” for more geometric repair of functional mitral regurgitation toward ventricular treatment
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):393-396.(13 July 2015)
Letter to the Editor
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Asymptomatic mitral regurgitation—wait or operate?
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):397-398.(13 July 2015)
ACS Patient Page
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Tissue and mechanical heart valves
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery2015;4(4):399.(13 July 2015)
Guest Editor:
Y. Joseph Woo,
Stanford, USA
Y. Joseph Woo,
Stanford, USA
