title: Rome was not built in a day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kobando@jikei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bando
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*