title: Valve repair in rheumatic mitral valve disease: is it always worth trying?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Monaldi Hospital, Second University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cotrufo
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cafarella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Feo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures