title: Mitral insufficiency surgery to treat advanced heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Victor Caprini
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Walter Vilella de Andrade
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Alfredo José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Cesar Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Lafaiete
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alves Junior
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassetto
authors.forename: Andrea Carla
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Celotto
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto Barbosa
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Evora
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis