MITRAL VALVE REPAIR FOR MITRAL REGUGITATION IN THE ELDERLY: YES,
WE HAVE TO, BUT LOOK AT THE ETIOLOGIES!
Antonio M Calafiore, MD (1), Massimo Di Marco (2), MD, Stefano
Guarracini (3), MD, PhD, Kostas Katsavrias (4), MD, Michele Di Mauro
(5), MD, PhD, MSc.
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Gemelli Molise, Campobasso,
Italy
- Department of Cardiology, “Santo Spirito” Hospital, Pescara, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, “Pierangeli” Hospital, Pescara, Italy
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Henry Durant Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Unit, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht
University Medical Centre (MUMC), Cardiovascular Research Institute
Maastricht (CARIM).