title: Is retraction of leaflets the principal pathology in rheumatic mitral stenosis?
authors.forename: Mert
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kestelli
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yurekli
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kestelli
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurbuz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*