title: Mitral valve repair: historical evolution and what lies ahead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico di Monza, Clinica San Gaudenzio, Novara 28100, Italy. utesler@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ugo Filippo
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Tesler
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Chordae tendineae/surgery; heart valve prosthesis implantation/methods; history of medicine, 20th century; mitral valve insufficiency/surgery; mitral valve stenosis/history/surgery; prostheses and implants