title: Feasibility of anterior mitral leaflet flail repair with transapical beating-heart neochord implantation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: colli.andrea.bcn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colli
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manzan
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zucchetta
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarais
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Demetrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittarello
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerosa
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: mitral valve regurgitation; mitral valve repair; neochord; transapical