title: Papillary heads "optimization" in repairing functional mitral regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya Heart Center, Nagoya, Japan. komeda@heart-center.or.jp
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komeda
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukaya
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left