Mitral valve treatment for mitral valve regurgitation: The past, the present and the future - A challenge for the surgeon and the imager

Francesco Melillo; Giuseppe Speziale

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133784

Mitral valve treatment for mitral valve regurgitation: The past, the present and the future - A challenge for the surgeon and the imager

Int J Cardiol. 2026 Jan 1:442:133784. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133784. Epub 2025 Aug 19.

Authors

Francesco Melillo¹, Giuseppe Speziale²

Affiliations

¹ Echo Lab, Clinica Montevergine, GVM Care and Research, Mercogliano, AV, Italy; Heart and Vascular Centre, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Electronic address: francescomelillo1989@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Anthea Hospital GVM Care and Research, Bari and San Carlo Nancy GVM Care and Research, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 40840597
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133784

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Keywords: Mitral valve surgery; Transcatheter mitral valve replacement; Transcathter mitral valve repair; Transesophageal echo; mini invasive mitral valve repair.

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